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Captain James Cook chart the eastern coast
English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for England -
Mathew Flinders completes first curcumnavigation
Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent -
Gold rush starts in Victoria
The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. -
The Eureka Stockade
The miners' demands included the right to vote and buy land, and the reduction of license fees - heavy taxation on gold found
All they wanted was a fair go and because of that 30 people died and 12 were wounded -
The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
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Federation
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation. -
world war 1 starts
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world war 1 ends
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the great depression
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world war 2 starts
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945 -
world war 2 ends
1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945 -
vietnam war starts
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Decimal Currency is introduced into Australia
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cyclone tracy
devastated darwin -
vietnam war ends
1 November 1955– 30 April 1975 -
ash wednesday
16 February 1983 -
Alan Bond wins The Americas cup
for the first time Australia wins the Americas cup ending a 132 year streak by the New York yachting club -
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Black Saturday fires
7 February – 14 March 2009 -
mary mackillop becomes Australias first saint
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Cadel Evans wins Tour de France
