hasstimeline 1788-1901

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    1788-1901

  • first fleet land in Australia

    the first fleet lands at Sydney cove lead by Captain Arthur Phillip.

  • December 28 1836

    South Australia and Adelaide are founded.

  • Feb 1851

    Edward Hargraves discovered gold in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Gold Rush

    Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered by Edward Hargraves in New South Wales.

  • Dec 1854

    Ned Kelly was born December 1854 in Beveridge, Victoria.

  • Ned Kelly was hung

    Ned Kelly was hung at the Melbourne Gaol on the 11th of November, 1880.

  • 1894

    Women in South Australia were the first in Australia to gain the right to vote, doing so in 1894.

  • Jan 1 1901

    The six states, or colonies, of Australia federated to become the Commonwealth of Australia, united under a single Federal Government.