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Discovery of Australia
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First Fleet of British ships
Australia was "discovered" by the British who colonised it as their own -
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The Black War
The Black War was the period of violent conflict between British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania -
The Gold Rush
The gold rushes greatly expanded Australia’s population, boosted its economy, and led to the emergence of a new national identity. -
The Eureka Stockade
The government decided that the miners had to get licenses to mine gold, regardless of whether they found gold or not.
The miners thought this was very unfair, especially the miners who had less luck finding gold. Although the miners lost the battle, they were successful in removing the licensing. They now paid tax on gold they found, and were given the right to own the land they worked on. -
The Commonwealth of Australia
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The Stolen Generation
Colored children were taken from their homes. Many were sent to “white homes” to be assimilated. They said they wanted to “introduce them to civilisation” -
WW1 - Invasion of Turkey
1/10 of the population volunteered to help the British invading Turkey -
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Air Raids on Australia
Japan bombed Austraila 100 times -
The Opera House
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Complete independence from Britain
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Official apology to the Stolen Generation