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Federation by Aari

By Year 6
  • 1600's

    1600's

    Holland sailors landed on the North and West coast of Australia
  • 1770

    1770

    Captin Cook discovered the East coast of Australia
  • 1770

    1770

    Captin Cook raised the British flag on Australian soil
  • 1788

    1788

    The first fleet arrived in Australia
  • 1800

    1800

    Many people thought that joining in Federation would be a good idea
  • first

    first

    Brittan changed its flag
  • 1804

    1804

    Explorer Mathew Flinders suggested the name Australia
  • 1825

    1825

    Briish money became Australias for four legal years
  • 1851/1900

    1851/1900

    Governor Macquarie bought 40000 Spanish silver dollars
  • 1901

    1901

    Indigenous Australians were not considered citezeens
  • 1901

    1901

    Most of the non-Indigenous was British
  • 1901

    1901

    Australia past the immigration test
  • 1901

    1901

    After federation Australian constitution became law
  • 1902

    1902

    Women were given the right to vote in federal election
  • 1903

    1903

    Federal parliament passed the judiciary act
  • 1910

    1910

    First Australian coin came into use
  • 1924

    1924

    Voting came compulsory for those who could vote
  • 1958

    1958

    Act was changed to allow people from all nationalities to migrate to Australia
  • 1967

    1967

    Nearly all Australians voted yes to change constitution
  • 1970

    1970

    Post war immigration