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Indigenous Population Expands
Population of the Indigenous Australians estimated to be around 300,000-750,000 by 1700. -
Captain Cook Discovers Australia
Captain Cook discovers Australia and confirms it as a livable environment. -
First Contact Between Aborigines and British
British colonisers arrived in Australia and fought against the Aborigines. The conflict lasted for over 140 years. -
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Convicts Were Shipped To Australia
Convicts were boarded on fleets and shipped to the Australian colonies on the 26th of January, 1788. The 11 fleets they shipped were known as The First Fleet. The last fleet of convicts were shipped on the 10th of January, 1868. -
Immigrants
Free immigrants began to migrate to Australia. -
The Gold Rush
The news of the discovery of gold in New South Wales and Victoria had spread in 1850. Many families all over the world migrated to Australia to find gold and make a fortune in 1851. Majority of the migrants were from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, America, China and Germany. -
Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade was the rebellion of gold miners who revolted against the colonial authorities of England in Ballarat. The gold miners believed that the Government's laws and policies were strict and unfair. Miners weren't allowed to claim land on which they worked. Gold miners disagreed and began a rebellion. -
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Migrated For Work
Labourers from the Pacific Islands migrated to Queensland to work on sugar plantations. -
Immigration Restriction Act
The Immigration Restriction Act was passed which made it difficult for non-English speaking immigrants to come to Australia. -
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia agreed to unite and form the Commonwealth of Australia, establishing a system of federalism in Australia. -
'Populate Or Perish'
Large numbers of migrants came to Australia after World War II. -
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Refugee Boom
Thousands of refugees around the world fled from war and came to Australia. -
Additional Asian Immigrants
By the late 1960s, about 6,000 Asian immigrants arrive to Australia each year. -
Multiculturalism Takes Effect
Australians begin to accept foreign immigrants during 1980.
