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65,000 BCE
Earliest evidence of Aboriginal life in Australia
As technology gets more advanced, it makes dating things back more accurate. For instance pieces of ochre, foot prints and have been dated back over 60,000 years ago. -
40,000 BCE
Mungo Man and Mungo Lady
The Mungo Man and Mungo Lady are two cremations found near lake Mungo in Australia. These two important figures are some of the oldest remains of Homo Sapiens outside of Africa and their burial ritual show the importance of religious belief back then. The Mungo Man was found on the 26th of February 1974, and stretched the period of how long Indigenous people have been in Australia by another 20,000 years. Both Skeletons are around 40,000 years old. -
3300 BCE
Otzi the iceman
Otzi the iceman is a mummy and was naturally mummified in an glacier, he is currently the oldest natural mummy found in Europe. Otzi was discovered in 1991 by some people crossing the alps. Some first thought that he died accidentally, but after some x-rays, an arrow found in his shoulder and a undigested meal in his stomach which suggested he was ambushed. After some scans on his brain tissue, it was suggested he killed by a blow to the head. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamian Cuneiform
the Mesopotamian Cuneiform is a system of writing developed by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia 3500-3000 BCE. it is to be believed the earliest form of religious writing and the most important cultural contributions of the Sumerians. -
2500 BCE
Great Pyramid in Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest of the Pyramids of Giza and is the oldest Ancient Seven wonders of the World. The Pyramid was built in the time of Khufu, the Pharaoh of the fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt. it is 146 metres high, 230 metres wide and compromises over 2 million blocks of stone. -
2000 BCE
Narrabeen man death
The Narrabeen Man is the skeleton of an indigenous man. he was found in Narrabeen in NSW under a bus stop. The Narrabeen man was found to have small fish bones in his stomach which led us to interpret that he lived a marine life. The Narrabeen Man was murdered, believed to have been struck by a spear on his head, a death spine at his lower spine and through his intestines before either dying from digestive system malfunction, a blow to the head and maybe some partial burning. -
The First Fleet
During the 18th century, England's prisons were filled with criminals who had done petty crimes such as steal cheese or onions. Fortunately, James Cook had 'discovered' a giant piece of land that 'was uninhabited by anyone' , so they decided to send the convicts over to Australia. On the 16th of March 1787, 11 ships led by Captain Arthur Phillip were headed off to Australia, this was called the first fleet. -
AFL was Founded
When Tom Willis came back to Australia after a schooling in England. The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The first club Founded was Geelong in 1859. the Victorian Football League was was founded in 1896 consisting of the following teams; Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Geelong, St Kilda and South Melbourne. -
Australian Federation
On the first of January, 1901, people watched as the Governor General made Sir Edmund Barton our first Prime Minister. This was the day that all six of Australia's colonies got together to form a nation. Before this, Australia was six different colonies, each with their own postal service, railway line, defence forces and government. Some people thought that Australia should come together as a nation, so some representatives from each colony came together to form the constitution. -
The Day I Was Born
I was born on the 17th of September, in Hangzhou, China from my Mum, Ping Ping Lai and my birth Dad Xu Kang Xu. After about living in China for around three years, we moved to Australia as my Mum was studying nursing and Flinders University. It wasn't until about 2014 til I got my Australian Citizenship. -
My First Day of School
My first school was Parkside Primary School, all the way on the other side of town. I actually started in a transition so i had to spend an extra half a year in Reception. Unfortunately, since it took almost an hour to get to Parkside, my Mum moved me too St Therese Primary School, which wasn't much success either. I got moved to another school within the following year. -
I moved to Westbourne Park
My third school was Westbourne Park Primary School, which is a very good school, if you are looking for endless sports opportunities or a great health and well being school. I made lots of good friends their and the teachers really challenge you and have a really different approach to learning than others. -
I moved to Westminster
Last year I took a scholarship test for Westminster as i was really impressed with the facilities, the garden and especially the fashion and textiles course you can do from year 9. Some how i got a 50% scholarship and now I am at Westminster. I am very happy here and I hope Westminster benefits towards my future career.
