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Van diemans lands citizens were allowed to shoot aboriginals.
Any aboriginal people on a white mans property could be shot. -
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Rights of Aboriginal, Migrants and women.
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First womens riot
First womens riot about the unfairness of men compared to women. -
First Girl Aussie Doctor
This was one of the first changes for women in the Australian society. -
Mary Lee presents a petition
Mary lee (Suffragette) presented a petition for Western Australia due to the poor treating of women. -
Aboriginals were not classed as citizens
Aborigines were consitered aliens and/or animals to white people. They were not classed as Australian Citizens. -
Women were allowed to vote
Women were allowed to vote in state elections and Australian party elections. -
The suffragettes were created
The suffragettes were created to rally against men-controlled government. -
Start of world war I
When men went to war women were forced to do jobs that men normally do. -
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World War I
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First Female Police officers
Kate Cocks and Annie Ross were the first female police officers in Australia. The changes were showing and women were gaining rights. -
End of World War I
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First Female in Politics
Edith Cowan was the first women to go into the men-controlled government and change the way men treated women. -
The CWA was formed
The CWA was a womens association that was created so they could share their thoughts towards the government. -
The womans weekly was created
Womans weekly
The womens weekly was a magazine aimed at women which was the first of its kind. -
Start of World War II
Alike with WWI women had to do jobs that men normally do. -
First women to go into federal parliment
This was a jump up from the first women to go into parliment. This was a major change in the history of womens rights. -
The Aboriginies were allowed to vote in state elections
Aborigines were now classed as citizens and they were allowed to vote in STATE elections. -
Aborigines were allowed to vote for government.
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Women were allowed to go into pubs.
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Aboriginals had the same rights as white people
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Margeret Thatcher was elected prime minister of Great Britian
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Movie:Alien first female main actor
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Uluru was handed back to the Aboriginals
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National Sorry Day
On the 26th of May national sorry day happens. This is a day of sorry to the aborigines. -
Kevin Rudds Sorry Speech
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Julia Gillard became the first girl prime minister
This was the major step foward for the rights of women. Julia may have not been the best of prime ministers but she was the first.
