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Property Shootings
Anyone settling in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) was allowed to shoot any aboriginal on their property.
(Date not specified). -
The First Women's Riot
The very first women's riot over food deprivation and conditions at the Parramatta Female Factory. -
Victorian Women with Equal Voting rights in Local Government
From the 1860's (date not specified), Victorian female landowners had equal rights to vote in local Government as male landowners. -
Shootings
150 Aboriginals were shot dead while protesting.
(Date not specified). -
NSW Married Women's Property Act
Married women could own their own property.
(Date not specified). -
First Australian Suffrage Society
Henrietta Dugdale and Annie Lowe started the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society.
(Date not specified) -
SA Women's Suffrage
The first women's suffrage in SA. -
Stopping Settlement
Jandamarra (an aboriginal) stopped settlements in the Kimberlys for 6 years - Protesting.
(Date not specified). -
Female Doctor
The first registered female doctor - Constance Stone.
(Date not specified). -
Women's Trade Meeting
A public meeting in Adelaide was held to form the Women's Trade Union of South Australia. Mary Lee, in speaking said : "They wished to insist upon equal pay for equal work without regard to gender." -
Women get the Vote in SA
Women could vote in state elections in SA. Women that owned property could also vote in Legislative Council elections, but not Upper House. -
Women get the vote in WA
Women get the state vote in WA. -
Australian Constitution
Queen Victoria passed the first Australian Commonwealth Constitution. -
Aboriginals - Not Citizens
Aboriginals were not classed as citizens.
(Date not specified). -
Women Get the Right to Vot in Federal Election
Women get the right to vote in Federal Election.
(Date not specified) -
Federal Suffrage
The first Federal Suffrage starts in Australia. -
Women Vote
Women vote in Federal Election.
(Date not specified) -
First Aboriginal AFL Player
The very first aboriginal AFL player - Joe Johnson. He played 55 games for Fitzroy from 1904 to 1906 and played in their two premierships.
(Date not specified). -
Maternity Allowance Act
First maternity allowance act.
(Date not specified). -
Children Taken
Aboriginal children were taken and raised with white people.
(Date not specified). -
Period: to
WWI Women Work
Women complete some jobs in the workforce while men are away at war. -
The First Female Police Officers
The first female police officers in NSW and SA.
(Date not specified). -
Female Politics
First female in politics.
(Date not specified). -
Women's Wage
Minimum wage for women's work is set at 7.54% of a male work rate.
(Date not specified). -
Female Politics
First female in politics - Edith Cowan
(Date not specified). -
CWA
First women's fundraising.
(Date not specified). -
First Female Speaker
The very first speaker in NSW.
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginal Shooting
White people admit to shooting 17 aboriginals for killing their dingo trapper.
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginal Culture Taken Away
Aboriginals were not allowed to have their ceremonies or anything that expressed their culture.
(Date not specified). -
Period: to
WW2
More women completed jobs in the workforce to takeover from the men.
(Dates not specified). -
Widow's Pension
Widow's pension introduced.
(Date not specified). -
Females in Workforce
Females in workforce to replace the men that have gone off to war. -
Federal Parliment
First females elected to federal parliment - Dorothy Tangney and Enid Lyons.
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginal Men and Women
All aboriginal men and women were allowed to vote.
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginals Get the Vote
The Aboriginals are given the right to vote in all elections.
(Date not specified). -
Living Anywhere
The Aboriginals could live anywhere in Australia (not just in certain places like before).
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginal Citizens
Aboriginals are now citizens. They put up a display called Tent Embassy outside the Parliament House.
(Date not specified). -
Aboriginal Ceremonies
Uluru gets handed back to the Aboriginals: They can do their ceremonies now.
(Date not specified). -
Commonwealth Gold
First aboriginal woman to win a gold medal the the Commonwealth Games - Cathy Freeman.
(Date not specified). -
Workforce
Equal opportunity for women in the workforce.
(Date not specified). -
Sorry Speech
Kevin Rudd’s ‘sorry speech’ to the aborigionals: They accepted his apology.
(Date not specified). -
Deputy Prime Minster
First female Deputy Prime Minister - Julia Gillard.
(Date not specified). -
Government General of Australia
First female Government General of Australia - Quentin Bryce.
(Date not specified). -
Prime Minister
First femal Prime Minister of Australia - Julia Gillard.
(Date not specified). -
Tent Embassy Taken Down
Tony Abbot wants to take down Tent Embassy and says it is time to forget about it.
(Date not specified). -
Federal Parliment Seats
First aboriginal woman to have a seat in Federal Parliment.
(Date not specified). -
State and Federal Votes
The Aboriginals voted in Commonwealth elections if they were enrolled in state elections.
(Date not specified).