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first fleet of british ships
British Navy captain Arthur Phillip founds a penal settlement at Sydney. He had arrived with a fleet of 11 vessels, carrying nearly 800 convicts. The Aboriginal population at the time is thought to number several hundred thousand. -
the black war
Black War Part of the Australian frontier wars. The conflict, fought largely as a guerrilla war by both sides, claimed the lives of more than 200 European colonists and between 600 and 900 Aboriginal people -
the gold rush
-Gold is found at several locations leading to gold rushes throughout the decade. The population increases three-fold in 10 years to pass the million mark. An influx of Chinese leads to restrictions on their entry. Aborigines are treated very badly and their numbers collapse. -
The eureka stockade
The Eureka Rebellion or the Battle of the Eureka Stockade was fought between miners and the Colonial forces of Australia on 3 December 1854. -
the commonwealth of australia
The country is unified. The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being on 1st January. -
the stolen generations
The Stolen Generations were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies -
World war 1
Outbreak of World War I. Australia commits hundreds of thousands of troops to the British war effort. -
WWI - Invasion of Turkey
Their participation - alongside New Zealanders - in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915 leads to heavy casualties. The Gallipoli landings help cement a sense of identity in the young nation. -
air raids
Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific War, the Australian mainland, domestic airspace, offshore islands and coastal shipping were attacked at least 97 times by aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Force and Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. -
The sydney opera house
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 -
Complete independence from Britain
The Australia Act makes Australian law fully independent of the British parliament and legal system. Turning to Asia -
Official apology to the Stolen Generations
the austrailian government apologies to the aboriginals for the first time.