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Birth
Albert Namatjira was born on the 28 July 1902 -
Baptised into the Lutheran Church
Elea was baptised and his name was changed to Albert. -
Plastic Was Invented
Leo Hendrik Baekeland founded plastic. -
World War 1 Begins.
7 million military personnel including 6 million Europeans made it one of the largest wars in history. -
Initiation
When he was 13, he underwent initiation where he went to the bush for six months. -
Marriage
At the age of 18, Albert married Ilkalita, who wasn't in his tribe, which he was exiled for. -
Lie Detector invented
The first Lie Detector was invented in 1902, however in the 20th Century, a medical student named John Larson invented a much better accurate lie detector. -
First Winter Olympics
The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. The French had the winter sports week called International Winter Sports Week before it was recognised as an Olympic sport. -
Rex and Albert
This is when Albert met Rex Battarbee and saw his work, and at that time Albert saw painting as a way of earning money. -
Learning To Paint
At the age of 34, Albert was a camel driver and Rex wanted Albert to take him to the different places to paint so Rex would make money from painting the locations. Albert wanted to paint too so Rex taught Albert to use watercolours. -
The first computer was built
Charles Babbage built the first computer, he was a mathematician, and is considered the father of the computer. -
Exhibition
At the age of 36, Albert held his first solo exhibition at the Fine Arts Society Gallery in Melbourne. -
Awards
He was awarded the Queen's Coronation Medal, appeared in Who's Who in Australia, and presented to the Queen in 1954. -
Citizenship
At the age of 55, he became an Australian Citizen. -
Imprisonment
He was charged with supplying alcohol to the artist Henoch Raberaba and sentenced with six months imprisonment with labour. Albert served 3 months open detention at Papunya settlement in 1959. -
Death
After his jail time was served, he soon died in August.