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Boer War - The first arrivals of Australian troops
Boer War - The first arrivals of Australian troops was the First New South Wales Contingent which arrived in November 1899, after departing London. A detachment, sent from Australia in October 1899 -
Federation of Australia
Federation of Australia was a great thing because all the states and territories Queensland, Northern Territory, western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory combined to become the Commonwealth country of Australia -
End of Boer war
The Boer War was located in South Africa and it had ended on the 31st May 1902 plus Australians were associated in the war -
Orville Wright piloted the first powered flight
Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a beach Carolina. The flight ended after 12 seconds of flight and made it 120 feet. -
Australia enters WWI
Australia entered the devastating war World War I and there were 416,809 Australians killed in that war and there was only a population of 5 million Australians before the terrible war started -
Titanic sinks
The terrible day when the unsinkable ship, the Titanic sank, at first hit by an iceberg at the front and then gashed at side of the ship breaking to many water tight components and then the Titanic sank. One thousand five hundred twenty-two people died in the sinking of the Titanic. -
The Australian Gallipoli Landing
The ANZACS landed at Gallipoli Turkey on the 4th of April 1915 to continue their battle in WWI -
Brisbane – Perth The first Trans-Australian Railway
Brisbane – Perth The first Trans-Australian Railway was completed in 1917 -
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The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919
The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people -
End of WWI
WWI was a horrific war that killed many but it had finally ended on the 11th of November 1918 it was a day that every innocent person who were affected by the war could be happy that the war had finally -
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Fist Quantas flights
The first Qantas flights were activated during 1922 and have been flying passengers ever since. -
Start of the Great Depression (Black Tuesday)
The terrible day when the great depression started the 29th of October 1929 named black Tuesday because of how awful the great depression was and how much poverty and illness not being able to be treated was becoming common. -
Phar Lap wins Melbourne cup
Of the 41 New Zealand winners of the Melbourne Cup, Phar Lap perhaps stands out from the rest. He became a ray of sunshine during the years of the Great Depression. -
Sir Isaac Isaacs, the first Australian born Governor
Sir Isaac Isaacs lived from 1855-1948 and he could speak Russian, Yiddish and English extremely well he also graduated Law in 1880, -
Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, also affectionately known as the 'Coat hanger', was allowed to be used March 19th 1932 and it was opened by Premier Jack Lang, after six years of construction. -
Last Tasmania Tiger dies
The day of the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger most were shot by humans for stealing their chickens. -
Australia enters world war II
Australia enters world war II -Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939 and they fought for the freedom of the Australia we know today. -
Darwin bombed in WW2
Darwin was bombed terribly bombed by the Japanese on the 19th February 1942. 243 people were killed because of the Japenese bombing Darwin. -
Japanese submarines raid Sydney Harbour
Submarine started to raid Sydney harbour -
Mass production of penicillin
Penicillin had been able to be mass produced and it was all because of scientist Howard Florey. -
Australian involvement in U.N peacekeeping 1945-1995
Australian involvement in U.N peacekeeping 1945-1995 -
Atomic bombing Nagasaki and Hiroshima
There was an Atomic bombing at 2 places in Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki leaving a path of destruction killing 90,000-166,000 people during the awful event. -
End of World War II
The day when the terrible war WWII ended. -
Holden -The first mass produce car in Australia is launched
Holden makes the first mass producible car in Australia. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The day when human rights were declared. There are 30 Articles in the declaration of human rights, the first one states:
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. -
Korean War – Australians enter war
The Korean war began on 25 June 1950 when the North Korean Army moved across the 38th parallel starting a civil war. Australian forces supporting the United Nations joined the war soon after. -
The victa mower invented – 1952
Mervyn Victor Richardson invented the first 'Victa' rotary lawnmower. Mervyn Victor Richardson produced the lawn mowersin his home garage near Sydney. People came to the house and ordered the mower that he called 'Victa'. -
Korean war ends
A cease fire was established and a demilitarised zone was created around the 38th parallel. This zone is still defended on one side by the North Koreans and on the other by the South Koreans, UN and America. -
Rock around the clock starts rock’n’roll era
Rock around the clock starts rock’n’roll era- In 1954, American Decca released "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comet -
TV starts in Australia
Bruce Gyngell famously launched TV in Australia with the words “good evening and welcome to television” -
Melbourne hosts Olympic games
The Melbourne Olympic games were the XVI Olympic games of the modern era. They were the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. -
The first satellite Sputnik launched
Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched by man. The moon is the Earth’s natural satellite. -
First Dog in Space
Liaka was the first dog in space and she was once a stray, she did her training with 2 other dogs but she was chosen to be the first dog in space. -
Yuri Gagarin, first man in space
Russia won this stage of the space race, beating America to put the first person into space. -
Australians in South Vietnam
Australians in South Vietnam - The arrival of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) in South Vietnam during July and August 1962 -
The Beatles begin their Australian tour
During this tour, an Adelaide crowd of 300,000 lined the streets to watch the band drive by -
Australia changed to decimal currency
Australia changed to decimal currency but there was a dispute about the name of what it should be but parliment disided it should be the dllar -
First Human Heart Transplant, South Africa
The amazing discovery of how to give a transplant of the heart was discoverd and the first time it happened to a human was in south africa 3rd Deceber 1967 -
Neil Armstrong became first man to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong landing on the moon was broadcast around the world via satellite. The telescope at Parkes, NSW was vital in bringing this vision to the world. -
Australian involvement in the Vietnam war was withdrawn
Australian involvement in the Vietnam war was withdrawn throughout November 1970-11 January 1973 -
24 Dec 1974, Cyclone Tracy
This trgic cyclone ripped apart Queensland and changed several lives -
First colour TV broadcast Australia
the great day 1st march 1975 when colour TV was first broadcast in Australia and people could see a vertual world in colour. -
Elvis Presley dies
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Azaria Chamberlain taken by a dingo at Uluru
A tragic dingo attack took the life of a very young child Azaria Chamberlain on a camping trip. -
The film gallipoli released
The movie portrays the Australian experience at Gallipoli ending with the battle of the Nek that occurred on 7 August 1915. Gallipoli was nominated for a Golden Globe award for best foreign film and helped to launch the career of Mel Gibson. -
South West Tasmania placed on world heritage list – 1982
The proposal for the Franklin Dam project in South West Tasmania was opposed by a small green movement. The protesters occupied the site, there were arrests which generated wide publicity. The dispute became a federal political issue. -
ash wednesday
the tragick bushfires of Ash Wednesday left a path of destruction leaving burnt houses, cars, trees and wildlife it also killed 47 people in Victoria and 28 in south australia -
Newcastle Earthquake
The Newcastle earthquake was a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck at 10.27am. It killed 13 people and injured more than 160. -
Carmen Lawrences first premier
Carmen Larwrence was premier of Western Australia from 12 Feb 1990 until her election defeat on 6 Feb 1993. -
Accidental release of the rabbit calicivirus
accidental release of the rabbit calicivirus from Wardang Island in October 1995 -
Port Arthur Massacre, Port Arthur, Tasmania
Martin Bryant began to indiscriminately shoot at tourists visiting the Historic Port Arthur site at about 1pm. By the time it was over he had killed 35 people and wounded 21. -
Death of Princess Diana
A tragic car crash in a Paris tunnel took princess Diana's life. There are many theories about what happened on that night and the Paparazzi are believed by many to have some responsibility for the crash. -
Anzac Ted Matthews died in his sleep on 9 December 1997
Ted Matthews was 101 when he died 82 years after the Gallipoli landing. -
Australian Troops go to East Timor for peacekeeping
Australian Troops go to East Timor for peacekeeping - In September 1999, Australian peacekeepers moved into East Timor -
Day of 6 Billion
The world population more than doubled from 1960 to 6 Billion. It continues to grow by more than 77 million per year and may reach 9 billion by 2050. -
Sydney Olympic Games
The Sydney Olympic games were held at the specially constructed precinct at Homebush, considered to be the geographic centre of Sydney. One of the reasons for the great success of the games was the many thousands of volunteers who helped during the event. -
Centenary of federation Australia
1st January 2001 was a day to celebrate the centenary of Australian federation, the great day when all states and territories combined to make the country of Australia we know today.
