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James Cook claims possession of the whole east coast of Australia
Cook raises the British flag at Possession Island, off Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. -
First Fleet arrives in Australia
British settlement in Australia begins. Clashes between Aboriginal people and the settlers are reported over the next 10 years -
Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act
The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act in Queensland allows the Chief Protector to remove local Aboriginal people onto and between reserves and hold children in dormitorie -
Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act
The Aboriginal Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act (Qld) allows the ‘Chief Protector’ to remove local Aboriginal people onto and between reserves and hold children in dormitories. -
Aboriginal Children Taken Away
The practice of removing some Aboriginal children from their families or ‘taking them into care’ officially begun in the 1900s and continued up until the late 1960s. -
The Aborigines Act
Under this law, the Chief Protector is made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal and 'half-caste' child under 16 years old. In the following years, other states and territories enact similar laws. -
Western Australai Aboriginal Act past
The Western Australia Aborigines Act is passed. Under this law, the Chief Protector is made the legal guardian of every Aboriginal and ‘half-caste’ child under 16 years old. -
Aboriginal Protection Act
The Aborigines Protection Act 1909 gave the authorities licence to ‘provide for the custody, maintenance and education of the children of aborigines -
Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls
Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls was the destination for generations of Aboriginal girls between 1911 and 1969 -
South Australain Aboriginal Act Passed
The South Australian Aborigines Act makes the Chief Protector the legal guardian of every Aboriginal and ‘half-caste’ child under 21 years old. The Chief Protector also has control of where the child lives. The Chief Protector is replaced by the Aborigines Protection Board in 1939 and guardianship power is repealed in 1962. -
National Inquiry
National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was set up -
Stolen Generations end in Australia
The stolen Generations come to an end in Australia between 1910 and 1970. -
Policy of Forced Removal
The government passed the law that ALL that all half catsres would be taken from their parents. -
The Stolen Generations End
The Aboriginals are acknowledged as people and rights are gained, putting and end to the Stolen Generation movement. -
Racial Discrimination Act
The Commonwealth Government passes the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. -
Accepted responsibility for History
Prime Minister Keating accepted white responsibility for past policies when he gave his “Redfern Speech -
Regrets over removal of Aboriginal Children.
Federal Parliament passes a motion of ‘deep and sincere regret over the removal of Aboriginal children from their parents’. -
Australian Parliament apology
The Australian Parliament apologises to the Stolen Generations. Both the government and the opposition support the apology and say ‘sorry’ to Aboriginal people who were taken away from their families from 1900 to the 1970s.