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capt jammes cook lands in Botany Bay
Captain James cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and navigator. He is well known in Australia for being the first European to achieve contact with the eastern coastline of Australia. In 1770 Cook arrived by boat in Botany Bay, Sydney. -
Boston Massacre
A massacre where 5 people were killed and 6 people were injured. -
the first fleet
Between 1778 and 1850, 806 ships of convicts were shipped to Australia from England. The first 11 of these ships are now known as “The First Fleet” -
Matthew Flinders navigates around the coast Australia
Matthew Flinders was a navigator that sailed around the coast of Australia and was the first of many navigators to map the “unknown land”.The unknown land’s chart was complete in 1803 by governor King, -
New Holland changed name to Australia
In 1817, the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie recommended that new Holland should change it’s name to Australia. However, in 1824, New Holland was officially changed to Australia. Australia was the name that Matthew Flinders used to call NSW. -
Australia's first bank.
Australia’s first bank was established in 1817, as the Bank of New South Wales, under a charter of incorporation provided by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. In 1982 the name was then change to the bank we know today, Westpac Banking Corporation. Westpac helped to shape all banking in Australia. -
Melbourne Founder
Melbourne was founded in the reign of King William IV, on 30th of August 1835. No one can claim that they founded Melbourne. However, important people that contributed to the founding of Melbourne are: John Batman, John Fawkner, John Lancey, William Buckley and Charles Grimes. -
gold discovery
edward hargraves discoverd gold -
The Gold Rush
In 1851 the Great Australian Gold Rush started when prospector Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed to have discovered a “grain of gold” in a waterhole near Bathurst, New South Wales. -
Victoria Separates from New South Wales
The British act of separating Victoria and New South Wales, giving it a name and a new Constitution for the new colony. 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. -
Last Convicts Shipped to Tasmania
Last convicts are shipped to Tasmania – From 1812, convict has been shipped from England directly to Tasmania. On August the 10th 1853, St. Vincent arrive in Hobart from England, it was the last convict to be shipped to Tasmania. -
Henry Ford's Quadricycle
henry ford took his quadricycle for its first test drive around detroit -
Queen Victoria proclaims the commonwealth of Australia
Queen Victoria proclaims the commonwealth of Australia on the 16th of September -
the wright brothers invent plane
In 1899, after Wilbur Wright had written a letter of request to the Smithsonian Institution for information about flight experiments, the Wright Brothers designed their first aircraft: a small, biplane glider flown as a kite to test their solution for controlling the craft by wing warping. Wing warping is a method of arching the wingtips slightly to control the aircraft's rolling motion and balance.
