Lieutenant James Cook claims the East coast for Australia
Two years after Cook had claimed the estern coast,the french had made a claim on a part of the western coast
First Settlement which is today Sydney
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period of exploration, frontier war, and new settlements being built. (Try to find specific dates for some of these)
the raisng of the British Flag at Sydney Cove
George Bass explored the coast south of Australia
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George Bass and Matthew Flinders sailed right around Tasmania and the Dewwent River in the South east
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Tasmainian 'Black War'
total of 636 people arrived in nine ships in South Australia
14 people were killed in massacres
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Great Australian Gold Rush, the colonies experienced huge growth and immigration.
Black Thursday Bushfires
The Eureka Rebellion was an armed conflict which is attributed to as the birth of democracy in Australia.
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considered the 'heyday' of the Bushrangers. It is believed that at their peak over 2000 bushrangers roamed the continent.
Barrow Creek 50-90 died
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Queensland is in civil war between the armed unions against government forces. Large skirmishes, attacks on wool sheds, and naval battles take place across the colony.
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Australia fights in the Boer War.
Federation of Australia is the beginning of the Australian nation.
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Australia fights in WW1 - Major battles include Gallipoli, Beersheba