Australia History By PJ

By 5/6History22
  • 50,000 BCE

    First Peoples

    They were the first people in Australia.

  • The First Fleet

    Captain Cook came to the east coast of Australia to look for a new place to put the English prisoners.

  • New Zealand became a separate colony

    Australia was still a continent with its countries. But New Zealand became a separate colony.

  • The First Stolen Generation happens

    First Nations people were stolen from their families by force from the government.

  • The Gold Rush Starts

    People in other countries moved to Australia so they could become rich and travel back to their country to help their families.

  • The Black Death Starts

    It was in Australia for ten years

  • Australia Federates!

    All of the separate colonies in Australia came together. Australia was welcoming people that were non-white people too!

  • The White Australia Policy

    The policy effectively stopped all non-European immigration to Australia.

  • The Gold Rush Ends

    People left to use the money they earned.

  • WW1

    Immigrants were affected because their homes were destroyed, meaning that they had to flee somewhere, And came to Australia.

  • Woman can vote!

  • The Great Depression

    The Australian economy collapsed and it took Australia a decade to recover.

  • WW2

    Again... people lost their homes and fled to Australia.

  • COVID-19

    IT IS A BAD VIRUS