Important Australian Dates

  • Captain Cook Arrives

    Captain Cook Arrives

    Captain Cook claims possesion of the Australian East Coast for the Crown.
  • The First Fleet

    The First Fleet

    British settlers are sent to colonise Australia
  • Eureka Rebellion

    Eureka Rebellion

    Australian miners rise up against the Government.
  • Federation

    Federation

    The Australian states join together as a country.
  • Gallipoli

    Gallipoli

    ANZACS land and fight in Gallipoli.
  • Australia Attacked

    Australia Attacked

    The Japanese bomb Darwin.
  • Olympics

    Olympics

    Australia hosts the Sydney Olympics.