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Aboriginal tribes arrived
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Explores includin Jansz, Torres, Hartog, Tasman and Dampier explored the coast of Australia
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James Cook claimed Australia as terra nullius and it became a part of Britain
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Firat Fleet arrived under Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove
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Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of AUS
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A settlement in TAS begins
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Becomes known as Australia
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VIC gold rush starts
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'Eureka Stockade', is a key event in the development
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Transportation of the convicts ceases
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Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans.
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The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies.
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The Commonwealth of Australia becomes a reality.
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Australian troops fight in World War 1.
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QANTAS is formed as a local airline.
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Vegemite is first produced.
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first Federal Parliament
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Sydney Harbour Bridge opens
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Western Australia produces a referendum for secession from England but it is rejected by Parliament.
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Australian troops fight in World War 2.
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The first all Australian car is produced-the Holden.
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Melbourne hosts the Olympics.
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Australian troops sent to the Vietnam War.
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Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal to be a Member of Parliament.
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The Sydney Opera House opens.
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Asian immigration increases.
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Australia wins the America's Cup.
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Bicentenary: The new Parliament House opens in Canberra.
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The Sydney Olympics held.
