Sose Top 20 events Australia

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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

    Mathew Flinders completes first curcumnavigation

    Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent
  • Gold rush starts in Victoria

    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.

    The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.

  • Federation

    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

  • world war 1 ends

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    the great depression

  • world war 2 starts

    1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945

  • world war 2 ends

    1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945

  • vietnam war starts

  • Decimal Currency is introduced into Australia

    Decimal Currency is introduced into Australia

  • cyclone tracy

    devastated darwin

  • vietnam war ends

    1 November 1955– 30 April 1975

  • ash wednesday

    16 February 1983
  • Alan Bond wins The Americas cup

    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

  • Cadel Evans wins Tour de France

    Cadel Evans wins Tour de France