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European settlement
A fleet of 11 ships sailed from England and reached botany bay carrying 1,530 people, 736 of them were convicts -
first conflict
The first conflict between the First Fleet arrivals and Aboriginal people takes place near Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Two convicts are killed. -
small pox
A smallpox epidemic decimates the Eora Aboriginal people of Port Jackson, Botany Bay and Broken Bay. -
pemulwuy
Pemulwuy spears Phillip’s gamekeeper, John McEntire, and Phillip orders the first punitive expedition. -
taken to England
Bennelong and a boy named Yemmerrawanie are taken to England by Phillip. -
the beginning
Beginning of a six-year period of resistance to white settlement by Aboriginal people in the Hawkesbury and Parramatta areas. Known as the ‘Black Wars’. -
mission stations
Aboriginal people begin to be moved onto mission stations where they can be taught European beliefs and used as cheap labour. Settlers try to control growth of the Aboriginal population with a policy of absorption. -
misson
the start of the mission stations -
Arthur ordered
Governor Arthur ordered aboriginal people out of all settled districts -
Kulin
only 250 kulin people survived -
protection act
The Victorian Aborigines Protection Act excludes ‘half-castes’ from their definition of an Aboriginal person. As a result nearly half the residents of the missions and reserves have to leave their homes. -
referendum
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stop to stolen gerneration
the stop to the stolen gerneration began -
government
the government increased the welfare and wages benefits -
cathy
cathy Freeman won gold at the 1996 olympic games -
apology
Kevin Rudd presented the apology to the indigenous people
