Austrailia

By kays710

  • First Englishman

    First Englishman
    William Dampier becomes the first Englishman to explore parts of the Austrailian coastline
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    Austrailia's History

  • Smallpox Epidemic

    Smallpox Epidemic
    Smallpox, One of the humanity's deadliest diseases, broke out in the Sydney area in 1789.

  • Matthew Flinders

    Matthew Flinders
    Matthew Flinders circumnavigates the continent that he names 'austrailia'

  • First Public Hospital

    First Public Hospital
    Rum hospital, the first public hospital in Austrailia, opens

  • Henry Savery

    Henry Savery
    Austrailia's first novelist, Henry Savery, publishes Quintus Servinton

  • New Zealand- Independent Colony

    New Zealand- Independent Colony
    New zealand seperates from New South Wales to become an independent colony

  • Gundagai Floods

    Gundagai Floods
    89 die in Austrailia's deadliest floods

  • First Steam Railway Line

    First Steam Railway Line
    Austrailia's first steam railway line opens in Melbourne

  • Womens' Suffrage

    Womens' Suffrage
    The South Austrailian Parliament passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act.