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Discovery of Australia
Three Dutch sailers. -
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First Fleet of British ships
11 ships that departed from England to found the penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia. -
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The black war
Conflict between British colonists and Aboriginals Australians. It took place in Tasmania. -
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The Gold Rush
Significant numbers of workers relocated to areas in which gold had been discovered. -
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The Eureka Stockade
Miners was discruntled with the the way the colonial government had been administering the goldfields. When the stockade was guarded, government troops attacked. At least 22 diggers and six soldiers were killed. -
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The commonwealth of Australia
Is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.