Australia from Federation to 1935

By Rebecca Miles

  • Federation of Australia

  • Immigration Restriction Act

  • Franchise Bill - women granted the vote in Federal Government

    Women granted the vote in Federal Government

  • Harvester Judgement

  • Aborigines Protection Board given power to remove ‘part-aborigines’ from reserves

  • Period: to

    World War I

  • Period: to

    Gallipoli Campaign

  • Aboriginal Protection Board of NSW given the rights to remove Aboriginal children from their parents control

  • Wall Street Crash

  • Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

  • Premier of NSW, Jack Lang, dismissed by Governor for defying Federal Government

  • Aboriginal Day of Mourning