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Traces of Knowledge of Australia's exsistence in the European World
Even before the arrival of the english, there were traces of knowledge of Australia's exsistence in the European World. For example: On the Dutch ship, Duyfken, sailors recorded exsistence in the European world. The Dutch weren't interested in Australia because it semmed all arid and there wasn't anything of value to trade and conquer. -
Aborigines living Peacefully
Aborigines were able to live peacefully in their own way of life in this time period. This lasted for about 100 years including the first few years of British coming to Australia. -
Captain Cook Landing
Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay and declared Australia 'empty land'. He then clamied this new land -
First Fleet
The arrival of the First Fleet brought an end to Aboriginal peace and the beginning of land loss, disease and destruction of the traditional Aboriginal way of life. -
Federation
By the time of Federation, there was still little recognition of Aboriginals. In fact, the Aboriginies were not counted as citizens in the census but as flora and fauna. -
Aboriginal Resistance
Yirrkala Bark Petition: These were the first documents bridging Commonwealth law as it then stood, and the indigenous laws of land.
Freedom Ride: A group of University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns. Their purpose was threefold. The students plan to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing.
Gurindji Walk Off: Aboriginal pastrol workers walked off the job on the vast Vesteys' cattle station. -
Second Dispossession
Aborigines were able to gain some land. The stripping of these land is known as the second dispossession, and resulted from settlements by invasion, white envy and the Solider Resettlement Schemes after World War 1.. -
The Referendum
The Referendum finally allowed for Aboriginies to be included in the Australian census as people rather than flora and fauna. -
Aboriginal Embassy
Four young aboriginal men erected a beach umbrella on the lawns outside Parliment house in Canberra and put up a sign which read 'Aboriginal Embassy'. Over the following months, supporters of the Embassy swelled to 2000. Their Embassy was a tent- a well understood image of poverty and impermanence. -
The Mabo Case
Eddie Mabo and four other Meriam people of the Murray islands in the Torres Strait took action in the High Court of Australia seeking confirmatio of their traditional land rights. The case was heard over 10 years through both the High Court and the Queensland Supreme Court. -
The Native Title Act
The Native Title Act was a law which recognised Aboriginal rights to claim vacant crown/government land.
