Australia

Jakalex (Jacob) timeline 'o' greatness =)

By jclough
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    federation

  • Sailors From Holland Land On North-Western Australia

    Sailors From Holland Land On North-Western Australia

    Dutch sailors call Australia New Holland
  • Captain Cook Locates Australia

    Captain Cook Locates Australia

    Captain Cook sets foot on Australia, names it NSW and flies the British flag
  • First Fleet Arrives

    First Fleet Arrives

    Captain Arthur Philip and his crew arrive on the SE side of Australia, which is now Sydney
  • 6 British Colonies Are Made By The British Government

    6 British Colonies Are Made By The British Government

    Self Explanatory
  • New Holland And NSW Are Discovered As The Same Continent

    New Holland And NSW Are Discovered As The Same Continent

    Self Explanatory
  • Britain Changes Its Flag

    Britain Changes Its Flag

    Self explanatory
  • The Name Australia Is Suggested

    The Name Australia Is Suggested

    Matthew Flinders suggests the name Australia
  • British Adopt The Name Australia

    British Adopt The Name Australia

    Australia becomes formally known as Australia
  • Violence against Chinese on Goldfields

    Violence against Chinese on Goldfields

    Violence occurs towards Chinese miners
  • Eureaka Rebellion

    Eureaka Rebellion

    Miners fight for fair laws
  • S.A. Men Can Vote

    S.A. Men Can Vote

    South Australian me can vote from now on
  • Vic Men Get Vote

    Vic Men Get Vote

    Victorian men can now vote from this day onwards
  • NSW Men Get Vote

    NSW Men Get Vote

    Men in New South Wales can vote from this day onwards
  • Australia Becomes Birth Place For 2/3 of British Population

    Australia Becomes Birth Place For 2/3 of British Population

    Nearly 2/3 of the British community is born in Australia
  • QLD Men Get Vote

    QLD Men Get Vote

    Men in Queensland can vote from this day onwards
  • Boom Time Decade

    Boom Time Decade

    The population of Australia increses by a collossal amount
  • Maritime Workers Go On Strike

    Maritime Workers Go On Strike

    Australian Maritime Workers' strike occurs
  • First National Convention

    First National Convention

    The first National Convention (arranged by Sir Henry Parkes) was held and the Constitution was drafted
  • Sense of Being Australian

    Sense of Being Australian

    A growing sense of being an Australian dominates the six bickering settlements
  • WA Men Can Vote

    WA Men Can Vote

    From now on Western Australian men can vote
  • SA Women Get Vote

    SA Women Get Vote

    South Australian women can vote from now on
  • Federation Confrences Held

    Federation Confrences Held

    Premiers attend confrences and discuss Federation
  • Second Convention

    Second Convention

    The Second National Convention to draft a different Constitution
  • First Referendum

    First Referendum

    The First Referndum on the topic of Federation
  • Second Referendum

    Second Referendum

    Second Referendm on Federation, Women in WA can vote
  • Tasmanian Men Get Vote

    Tasmanian Men Get Vote

    Men in Tasmania can vote from this day onwards
  • Edmund Barton Becomes Australia's First Prime Minister

    Edmund Barton Becomes Australia's First Prime Minister

    Sir Edmund Barton takes leadership of the Australian Government until 1903
  • Federation

    Federation

    Australia becomes a nation instead of six squabbling colonies. The Australian Government unites and commands the six different defence forces and Australia's population reaches 3,773,801, not including the Aboriginal citizens.The winning entry for the Australian flag is declared
  • Women Can Vote In Federal Elections

    Women Can Vote In Federal Elections

    The right to vote in federal elections is entrusted to all women.
  • Alfred Deakin Becomes The Second Prime Minister of Australia

    Alfred Deakin Becomes The Second Prime Minister of Australia

    Self Explanatory. The High Court Of Australia is Formed
  • Conciliation and Arbitration Court Is Formed

    Conciliation and Arbitration Court Is Formed

    Self Explanatory
  • Alfred Becomes Prime Minister For Second Time

    Alfred Becomes Prime Minister For Second Time

    Self Explanatory
  • British New Guinea Entrusted To Australia

    British New Guinea Entrusted To Australia

    Australia assumes responsibility of British New Guinea
  • Andrew Fisher Becomes Prime Minister

    Andrew Fisher Becomes Prime Minister

    Andrew Fisher becomes Australia's third PM. Also the exact location for Australia's capital, now called the ACT,was chosen
  • Commonwealth Bank is Established

    Commonwealth Bank is Established

    The Commonwealth Bank is installed
  • Royal Australian Navy Is Formally Established

    Royal Australian Navy Is Formally Established

    Australians can now feel safe knowing that the Royal Australian Navy will defend them from attack at sea
  • Australians take part in WW1

    Australians take part in WW1

    PM Fisher Dispatches Australian troops to fight in WW1