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The first fleet
The arrival of the first fleet by captain arthur phillip. -
The first free settlers
In 1793 the first free settlers arrived in new south wales consisting of soldiers,wives and convicts. -
Mathew flinders
In 1806 matthew flinders marked coast of Australia. -
The convicts worked
In this time the convicts worked by building roads,houses,huts,bridges for free living. -
Perth was discovered
1829 perth discovered by captain James stirling. -
south Australia establiblished
South Australia established,with Adelaide as its capital. -
the gold rush
Every one fled to south Australia and victoria for the gold rush. -
the first voters
Australia becomes the first country to introduce the secret ballot for voting. -
The first cricket match
1877-Australia and england play the first ever cricket match. -
commonwealth of Australia
1901 - The country is unified. The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being on 1st off January. -
Canberra was found
Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. -
the Wall Street Crash hits Australia
1929 - The Great Depression following the Wall Street Crash hits Australia hard. Recovery is uneven, and the Labor government is defeated in the election in 1931. -
Australia follows Britain's lead
1939 - Australia follows Britain's lead and declares war on Nazi Germany. -
The US declares war on Japan-WW2
1941 - The US declares war on Japan. Australia turns to the US for help in its defence after the Japanese take Singapore. Australia allows the US to base its supreme command for the Pacific war on its territory. -
Australia begins a scheme for immigration
1948 - Australia begins a scheme for immigration from Europe. Over the next 30 years, more than two million people arrive, about one-third of them from Britain, and hundreds of thousands from Italy, Greece and Germany. -
Bens birthday
my birthday on 19th november 2007.
