Before WW1 By 15POLLC Period: Sep 4, 1519 to Sep 4, 1522 First Man to Travel the World. Sep 4, 1770 Captain Cook Landed in Botany Bay. Sep 4, 1787 First Convicts to leave Britain. Sep 4, 1788 Convicts Land in Australia. Sep 4, 1796 Mapped the Coast of Sydney. Sep 4, 1851 Gold was discovered Period: Sep 5, 1853 to Sep 5, 1854 Chinese Look for Gold Sep 4, 1861 Burkes and Wills looked for a way to cross Australia. Sep 4, 1863 John Stewart Crosses Australia Period: Sep 5, 1864 to Sep 5, 1880 Bushrangers Sep 5, 1890 Australian Artists, and authors Sep 5, 1890 Workers Unions formed Sep 5, 1901 Australia federated Period: Sep 5, 1914 to Sep 5, 1918 WW1 Sep 5, 1915 Gallipoli Campaign Sep 5, 1926 Old parliament house opened Sep 5, 1929 Great depression