Mungo man

A true history of Australia

By Harrison5T
  • Evidence Of Human Life
    50,000 BCE

    Evidence Of Human Life

    Bones of Mungo Man discovered by archaeologists dated at 50 000 years ago.
  • Period: 50,000 BCE to 40,000 BCE

    50000 years ago

    Mungo Man (bones) were discovered.
  • Period: 40,000 BCE to

    Before Colonization

  • Rock Paintings
    30,000 BCE

    Rock Paintings

    Rock paintings discovered, showing pictures of animals known to go extinct over 30 000 years ago.
  • 10,000 BCE

    Evidence Of Tools

    Archaeological digs uncovered remnants of tools used by Aboriginal Australians.
  • Captain Cook Arrives

    Captain Cook Arrives

    Captain Cook goes to Australia, and sees if it would be a good place for a colony, ten years before colonisation.

  • Arrival of the First Fleet

    The first group of convicts were brought out to Australia.
  • Period: to

    British Colonisation

  • Massacre on Aboriginal Australians.

    Over many years, many Indigenous Australians were killed for land or food.
  • Australian Federation

    Australian Federation

    All Australian states/territories were joined together.
  • Period: to

    Federation to Present

  • Stolen Generation Begins

    The Stolen Generation was when 'half-caste' children were forcibly removed.
  • Kevin Rudd Apology.

    Kevin Rudd Apology.

    Kevin Rudd made an historic apology to the Stolen Generation. He apologised by the hurt and harm brought to any person who was forcibly removed from their parents and their homes.