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Dirk Hartog
On this day Dirk Hartog discovered Australia. -
Captain Cook landed
Captain Cook landed in 1770. -
First Fleet
The First Fleet arived in Botany Bay. -
Name of our Nation
In this year a man called Matthew Flinders suggested the name AUSTRALIA. -
Holey Dollar
In 1812 Governor Macqurie bought 40000 Spanish Silver Dollars and had the middle of them punched out to make new coins called the Holey Dollar and the middle bit the Pence. -
Ballert gold rush
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Eureka Stockade
On Sunday the 3rd of December the police army attacked and the miners lost the stockade and many were killed. -
Burke and Wills left Melbourne
Burke and wills left Melbourne to map a track all the way to the Gulf of Carpentera. -
Burke and Wills died
Burke and Wills died at The Dig Tree. -
Telegraph linked the colonies
Telegraph lines linked the colonies together. -
Ned Kellys death
Ned kelly died on the 11 of november 1880 after being hung to death. -
1889 speech
Sir Henry Parkes called for all the colonies to form a federal government. -
1890 Conference
Persuaded by Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, the colonies met in Melbourne in February 1890 to discuss federation. -
1891 First Constitutional Convention
The 1891 constitutional convention held in Sydney in 1891 March to consider a draft constitution for proposed federation of the British colonies in Australia and New Zealand. There were 46 delegates at the convention chosen by the seven colonial parliaments. Convention approved a draft largely written by Andrew Inglis Clark. -
1893 Federal Constitution
Corowa confrence, Victoria lawyer Dr John Quick proposed a three step process to achive a federal constitution. -
New Zealand gave women the vote
On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections. -
South Australia
South Australia gave women the right to vote in 1895 -
1897-1898 second constitutional convention
Held in stages. First met in Adelaide Marcy 1897, secondly in Sydney in August 1897 and thirldy in Melbourne in sweltering heat of January 1898. By this time New Zealand had lost interest in federating with the Australian colonies and was not represented. In QLd the parliament had not passed necessary legislation so the northern colony was not represented. -
First Referendum
June 1898 referendums held in NSW, Victoria, South Australia nad Tasmania. Australia was the first nation to take a proposed constitution to the people for approval. -
Westarn Australia vote
Westarn Australia gave women the vote -
Second referendum
A sereis of referendums were held again in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania with the result that all four colonies agree to the proposed constitution. WA still refused to take part. -
1900 Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria signs the Royal Commission of Assent, the Bill providing for the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. -
Federation day
On the 1st of January 1901 Federation started and Australia united together as one nation. -
Our Flag
The Commonwealth of Australia did not have its own flag so a competition was held to design the best flag for Australia. The winning The winning flag had on it
-The Union Jack
-A large star known as Federation star
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Australian commonwealth vote
In 1902 the common wealth of australia gave women the right to vote. -
voting rights
In 1902 women were given the right to vote in fedral elctreons. -
World War 1
World War one commenced. -
World War 1
World War one finished. -
Old Parliament House
Old Parliament House opened, 18 King George Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600, was the address of the Old Parliament.. -
World War 2
World War Two commenced and on this day Japan bombed Darwin. -
World War 2
On this day World War 2 finished. -
Indigenous Rights
In 1962 the Indigenous Australians had the right to vote. -
Decimal System
In 1963 Australia changed to the decimal system. Three years later Pounds, Shillings and Pence were withdrawn and replaced with Dollars and Cents.
