What happened in the 1920s

  • Australian Country Party

    The Australian country Party (now known as the National Party) was founded
    Australian Country Party
    The League of Nations comes into force (a peace treaty between countries to maintain peace after the war)
  • Building Canberra

    The government appoints the Federal Capital Advisory Comittee to supervise the construction on Canberra. Walter Burley Griffin is in charge of the design
  • Period: to

    The Roaring '20s

    Regarded as a time of great social, cultural and political change due to developments in technology, new opportunities for women and new political voices
  • Quantas

    Quantas was founded by Fysh, McGuinness and McMaster
  • Edith Cowan

    Edith Cowan is the first woman to become a member of the Australian parliament
    Edith Cowan
  • Death

    Extremely famous Australian writer and poet Lawson dies.
    Lawsonenry
  • Smith Family

    Smith
    The Smith Family Weflare organisation was founded. It is a charity that helps disadvantaged children recieve education
  • New Government

    Stanley Bruce forms a Nationalist-Country party with Earle Page. He becomes the new prime minister
  • Riot

    A Victorian police strike takes place, causing chaos
  • The Radio

    Communications and entertainment are revolutionised with the introduction of radio broadcasting
  • Voting

    Voting in Australian federal elections is made compulsory
  • New premier

    Jack Lang becomes the Premier of NSW
  • Electric Trains!!!

    The first electric train service starts in NSW
  • Parliament

    The Dike of York opens Parliament House in Canberra
  • is it a bird?

    Bert Hinkler becomes the first person to fly solo from England to Australia - an amazing feat!
  • Royal Flying Doctor Service

    Royal Flying Doctor Service begins operating in Queensland
  • Yet another flying record

    Charles Kingford Smith and Charles Ulm complete a flight across the pacific ocean
  • Massacre

    Attention is drawn to the discrimination Aboriginal people have endured when the govrnment investigates into a Aboriginal massacre near Coniston Station
  • Labor wins!

    James Scullin is elected as Labor's first Ausrtalian-born prime minister
  • The end

    A crash in the Wall Street Stock Exchange occurs, and thus starts the great depression