E3 - Australian History - Pep By pep22 Jan 1, 1901 Edmund Barton becomes the first prime minster Edmund Barton becomes the first prime minster Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Jul 1, 2000 australian history timeline Dec 12, 1906 Australian federal election Alfred Deakin May 17, 1911 the royal Australian navy is founded Jul 28, 1914 WW1 Nov 11, 1918 WW1 ended 60,000 Australians dead Oct 29, 1929 the great depression Jan 6, 1930 Don Bradman scores 452 in one innings Mar 19, 1932 the Sydney harbour bridge opens Oct 3, 1956 TV in Australia is launched May 17, 1971 neville Bonner becomes the first aborigine in parliament Oct 20, 1973 sydney opera house opened officially by Elizabeth the 2nd Dec 24, 1974 darwin is devastated cyclone Tracey Aug 17, 1980 baby taken by dingo May 9, 1988 the new parliament house opens in Canberra Jul 4, 1991 Prominent heart surgeon Victor Chang is gunned down Dec 23, 1996 the high court hands down the wik decision Jul 30, 1997 Thredbo landslide kills 18 people Aug 17, 1998 the influence of the maritime union of Australia Apr 19, 1999 a referendum on changing to a republic is unsuccessful Jul 1, 2000 howard government introduces a good services tax