Australia fondo

Australia

  • Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon sees the Cape York penninsula

  • Loss of the British Goverment's American colonies

  • A camp was set up and the flag raised at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson,a date which became Australia's national day, Australia Day.

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    Melbourne is chosen as the temporary seat of government while Canberra is being constructed

  • Australia joins Britain in fighting World War I,