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Discovery of australia
Three dutch sailors discovered Australia -
First fleet of British ships
The First Fleet was the 11 ships that departed from Portsmouth, England, that became the first European settlement in Australia -
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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
Significant numbers of workers (both from other areas within Australia and from overseas) relocated to areas in which gold had been discovered -
The Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade was caused by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws and policing of their work by government.
