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Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
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First Settlement which is today Sydney
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the Great Australian Gold Rush
The colonies experienced
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Black Thursday Bushfires
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The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia.
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Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces.
Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony. -
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
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Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba