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Holland sailors landed
Holland sailors landed on north and west coast of Australia -
Captain Cook discovered
Captain Cook discovered east coasts of Australia -
Captain Cook raised the British flag
Captain Cook raised the British flag on Australian soil -
The First Fleet arrived
The First Fleet arrived -
European population increased
European population increased -
1800’s – British government created 5 more British colonies
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people thought joining
people thought joining together in federation was a good idea -
Britain changed its flag
Britain changed its flag when Ireland became a part of United Kingdom -
Matthew Flinders first fleet
Matthew Flinders first fleet suggested the name Australia -
Lachlan Maquarie
Lachlan Maquarie recommended name Australia -
British adopted
British adopted the name -
British money
British money became Australia’s legal currency -
2/3 thirds of Australia’s European population born in Australia
2/3 thirds of Australia’s European population born in Australia -
1881-1900 – Gold rush
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1889 Tenterfield speech
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1890 conference Melbourne
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1891 – Growing sense of being Australian
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1891 first consitutional convention
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Corowa
Corowa federal league rally -
second consitutional convention
1897-98 second consitutional convention -
first referendum
first referendum in each colony -
second referendum
second referendum in each colony -
The national flag
1901 – The national flag was first flown -
commonwealth of Australia
1901 – The commonwealth of Australia didn’t have a flag of its own when it formed -
Australia passed the Immigration Restriction Test
Australia passed the Immigration Restriction Test -
Australian constitution became law
1901 – After Federation, Australian constitution became law -
6 states of Australia
1901 – 6 states of Australia joined together in Federation -
1902 – Women, federal elections
1902 – Women were given the right to vote in federal elections -
Federal parliament
1903 – Federal parliament passed the judiciary act -
First Australian coins
1910 – First Australian coins came into use -
Voting made compulsory
1924 – Voting made compulsory for those allowed to vote -
All nationalities allowed to vote
1958 – Act was changed to allow all people from all nationalities to migrate to Australia -
Indigenous people
1960 – Indigenous people were not allowed to vote until now -
Nearly all Australians voted YES
1967 – Nearly all Australians voted YES in referendum to change constitution -
Post-war - migration
1945-1970 – Post-war - migration
