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Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling on Whadjuk country as the capital of Swan River Colony in 1829. From 1850, convicts began to come in large groups to build roads and other things.
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People demanding for electoral reform was a major political issue in the 1940s and increased during the 1850s gold rush. This became a reality in 1856 with the passing into law of universal male suffrage in South Australia, and the secret ballot in Victoria and continued on to other states.
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The first officially recognised test match took place between 15 - 19 March 1877 and was played between Australia and England in Melbourne. It was at the MCG and Australia won the game by 45 runs
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Australia become a Federation or a independent nation on January 1st 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
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The land of Canberra was transferred to New South Wales in 1911 creating the Australian Capital territory, two years prior to the capital city being founded and named as Canberra in 1913.
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The Stolen Generation occurred between 1910 - 1970. The Aboriginal children were taken to missions, taught to reject their culture, to adapt the British culture and be sent to British families. The children were also punished if they were caught speaking their language.
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Australia was among the first nations to declare war on Nazi Germany. Between 1939 - 1945 nearly one million Australian men and women served in what was going to be World War ll.
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The 1956 Olympics were the first held in the Southern Hemisphere. It took place November 22nd - December 8th. It was a very low number of participants. There were fewer than 3500 athletes from 67 countries.
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The Aboriginal flag, designed by Harold Thomas, was first flown on 12th July 1971 at Victoria Square, Adelaide. It was flown on National Aborigines Day. The flag had originally been created as a symbol of the land rights movement.
