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Key events of Australian history from 1750- 1918

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    1788-1850

  • 1770- Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia

    1770- Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia

    Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
  • 1788- - First Settlement which is today Sydney

    1788- - First Settlement which is today Sydney

    • First Settlement which is today Sydney

  • 1788 - 1850 -was a period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built.

    -was a period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built.

  • 1792- George Bass explored the south coast of Australia

  • 1788-1799- Flinders and Bass discovered Tasmania

  • 1803- 2 settlements were established

  • 1801- Matthew Flinders left England

    1801- Matthew Flinders left England

  • 1814- Matthew Flinders Dies

  • 1815- Bathurst was established as a city in 1815 and the Goulburn area was settled in the early 1820s

  • 1824- Moreton Bay convict colony was established

    1824- Moreton Bay convict colony was established

  • 1824 -Settlements at Port Essington and Melville Island

  • 1826- Edmund lockyer arrived with convicts and marine ships

  • 1829- At Swan River on 29 May 1829, Captain C.H. Fremantle took possession of the whole of Australia that was not included within the boundaries of New South Wales.

  • 1831- Moreton Bay Colony reached max at 947 convicts

  • 1834- James Henty landed on Portland Bay on the southern coast of Victoria.

    1834- James Henty landed on Portland Bay on the southern coast of Victoria.

  • 1838- Moreton Bay convict colony closes

  • 1840- Darling downs established

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    Gold Rush in Australia

  • 1851- Black Thursday Bushfires

    1851- Black Thursday Bushfires

    Black Thursday Bushfires

  • 1854- The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia.

    The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia.
  • 1850- 1860- was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.

    1850- 1860- was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.

    Was the Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.
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    Heyday of Bushrangers

  • 1869- convicts continued to arrive to swan river

  • 1860 - 1870- is considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent.

    Is considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent.
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    Civil War in Australia

  • 1891 - 1896- Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony.

    1891 - 1896- Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony.

    Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony.
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    Australia fights Boher War

  • 1901- Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.

    Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.

  • 1899 - 1903- Australia fights in the Boer War.

    Australia fights in the Boer War.
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    World War 2

  • 1914 - 1918-Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba

    1914 - 1918-Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba

    Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba