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Marco Polo discusses an great unexplored southern land.
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William Dampier, English explorer, arrives on the west coast of Australia
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The gold rush begins near Bathurst in New South Wales
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Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans.
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The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies.
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Australian troops fight in World War 1.
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Western Australia produces a referendum for secession from England but it is rejected by Parliament.
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sydeny oprea house opens
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Austria enters the European Union
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The Sydney Olympics held.
