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First Modern Man To Leave Africa

70,000 BCE

First open ocean crossing in history.

Mungo Man

50,000 BCE

Scientists determined that Mungo Man had been a hunter-gatherer with arthritis who died around the age of 50

Aboriginal people started using rock tools

35,000 BCE

First Complex Rock Carvings

30,000 BCE

Intricate rock carvings found near Murujuga

Australia first discovered

1606

By Willem Janszoon

Industrial Revolution

1760

Captain Cook Claims East Coast of Australia For England

Aug 22, 1770

Captain Cook lands in Botany Bay in the Endeavour

First Fleet Arrives In Australia

Jan 24, 1788

A fleet of 11 ships from England arrives, carrying convicts, free settlers and officials.

Gold Rush Begins

1851

The first gold rush in Australia began after prospector Edward Hargraves claimed to have discovered gold near Orange.

Commonwealth of Australia Formed

Jan 1, 1901

Australia became a nation.

Canberra becomes capital city

Jan 1, 1911

Stolen Generations

Period: 1912 to 1970

Aboriginal children are taken from their families.

World War I

Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

World War II

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

National Apology Day

Feb 13, 2008

Kevin Rudd apologises for everything to Aboriginal people

NOW

2019

Bibliography cont.

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BIBLIOGRAPGY IN DESCRIPTION

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