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Captain Cook claims East Coast of Aus
Captain James Cook claims possession of the entire East Coast of Australia. He raises the British flag at Possession Island, off Cape York Peninsula in Queensland -
Landing of First Fleet
The First Fleet lands in Port Jackson and the British settlement in Australia begins. Over the next 10 years they fight with the aboriginals. And also the Tasmanian Aboriginal people are resettled on Flinders Island without success. -
First Board is Established
The first board for the protection of aborigines is established in Victoria. The Governor can now order the removal of any child to be taken to an industrial school or reformatory (alternative to prison). Northern Territory Aboriginal children under the age of 18 can be taken from their families. -
Australia Becomes a Federation
The Constitution states that Aboriginal People will not be counted in the census and that the Commonwealth can now make any laws relating to any race of people In Australia with the exception of Aborigines. -
Aborigines Welfare Board created
The NSW Aborigines Protection Board is now allowed to remove Aboriginal children without a court hearing. In 1940 the power is repealed when the NSW Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board. -
Board Loses Power
The NSW Aborigines Protection Board loses its power to remove the Indigenous children. The Board is renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and is abolished in 1969. -
'Going Home'
All the people from the Stolen Generations come together and discuss their stories. -
Stolen Generations Memorial
The Commonwealth Government establishes a memorial to remember the Stolen Generations in Canberra.