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The first fleet of ships sails to Australia to start a new convict settlement.
The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships that left Great Britain, bound for Australia, on the 13 of May ,1787.There was 1,044 passengers on the ships.These people include officers, their wives and children, some free settlers ,504 male convicts and 192 female convicts. -
Gold is discovered in Australia!
Gold in this country was first come upon by James McBrien at Fish River. After reporting this to the government, he was appointed as "Commissioner of the Land". -
The Commonwealth of Australia is formed.
On this day,6 colonies became a federation and the common wealth of Australia. It maintained a stable democratic political system. 60% is on concentrated in or around the mainland state capitol of Sydney, Melboune, Brisbane. -
Canberra is designed by the American town planner Walter Burley Griffin.
He is the original city disigner of Canberra. He won the Federal Capital Disign Competion launched by King O'Malley. -
The Australian Act
The Australian Act was part of how Australia got its independence from The United Kingdom. All legal ties with the British Empire were provided,during The Australian Act.The country is a pariliamentary democracy, today. -
The Summer Olympic s are held.
The first olympics that were held was on September 15, 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was the second time that the Summer Olympics were held in the Southern Hemisphere, the first one being in Melbourne, Victoria in 1956.
