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Discovery of Australia
The Dutch East India Company ship, Duyfken, led by Willem Janszoon, made the first documented European landing in Australia in 1606 -
First fleet of British ships
The First Fleet of 11 ships, each one no larger than a Manly ferry, left Portsmouth in 1787 with more than 1480 men, women and children onboard. Although most were British, there were also African, American and French convicts. After a voyage of three months the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 24 January 1788 -
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The black war
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The gold rush
The discovery of gold sent a shock wave through Colonial Australia. In 1851, Edward Hargraves convinced the people of Sydney that there was payable gold just outside of Bathurst in New South Wales -
The Eureka Stockade
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The commonwealth of Australia
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The stolen generation
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WWI - Invasion of Turkey
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Air raids of Australia
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The Opera House
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Complete independence from Britain
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Official apology to the Stolen Generation