AUSTRALIA

By Pau Farriols

  • Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand.

    Abel Tasman discovers Tasmania and New Zealand.

  • Captain James Cook explores the east coast of Australia, which he calls New South Wales.

    Captain James Cook explores the east coast of Australia, which he calls New South Wales.

  • Battle of the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat.

    Battle of the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat.

  • Six colonies federated into the Commonwealth of Australia.

    Six colonies federated into the Commonwealth of Australia.

  • World War I

    World War I
    330,000 Australians serve; 60,000 are killed, 165,000 wounded.

  • World War II

    World War II
    Australian Air Force active in Britain; navy operates in Mediterranean; soldiers fight in North Africa and the Pacific.