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The First Fleet
Between 1778 and 1850, 806 ships of convicts were shipped to Australia from England. The first 11 of those ships are now known as “The First Fleet”. -
Australia's first bank
Australia's first bank was invented in 1817. In 1982 the name was changed to Westpac Banking Corporation. Westpac helped to form all banking in Australia. -
New Holland changed name to Australia
In 1817, the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie suggested new Holland should change it’s name to Australia. In 1824 New Holland was officially changed to Australia. Australia was the name that Matthew Flinders used to call NSW. -
Invention of the Morse Code
Morse code was invented in 1840. Morse code is a method of communication. Morse code has changed th world because it was a major tool used in war. -
Goldrush
The gold rush started in 1850. the main gold mining areas were Bathurst, NSW, Balaratt and many others.the effect of this was that populations grew dramaticly. -
Victoria Separates from New South Wales
In 1851 Victoria and New South Wales were seperated as two states. It wasn’t signed until 5th of August 1850 by Queen Victoria. It then was enabled to pass the legislation by the New South Wales Legislation Council on the 1st of July 1851 and is the formal establishment of Victoria. -
First Game of AFL invented
the first game of australian rules football was invented in 1858. AFL was a great sourse of entertainment to Australians -
Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell sucessfully tested the telephone with his assistant. It revolutionizes communication due to its easy use and more efficient to use than the telegram or any other earlyier methods of communication. -
Ned Kelly Hanged
Ned kelly was Hanged in 1880 at the melbourne Gaol. Ned kelly was a major outlaw in australia -
Federation of Australia
Australia became an independent country on the 1 January 1901. The British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. Constitutional' because the Commonwealth of Australia was established with a written constitution, and monarchy' because Australia's head of state was Queen Victoria. -
first ford model T
the ford model T was invented. The ford model T was the first automobile invented. The ford model T changed the way we transport and get by. -
World War I begins
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914.On the 30th October in 1918 Turkey gave up for peace. This war changed the world as over 60,000 people were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.
