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The First Fleet
On the 13th of may 1788 captain Arthur Phillip and the 11 ships arrived in Australia. -
Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders completed the first travel around the continent Australia, still known as New Holland. -
The Rum Rebellion
The Rum Rebellion was a successful takeover in government in Australian history. The people where trying to make the trading conditions fair for everyone. -
Australia's first bank
Australia's first bank was called the Bank of New South Wales. Australia's first bank was opened in Macquarie. Did you know that the bank of New South Wales is now called Westpac bank? -
New Holland became Australia
Governor Lachlan Macquarie requested the British government to use the name "Australia" instead of "New Holland". -
Permission was granted to change New holland to Australia
England granted permission to change the name of the continent from "New Holland" to "Australia" -
New settlement established
New South Wales established it's first settlement in Western Australia and at first it was named Frederick Town but renamed to Albany in 1832. -
All of Australia was claimed as British territory
The whole of Australia was claimed as British territory when Major Edmund Lockyer took over the western portion of the continent. -
Perth was founded
The settlement of Perth was founded. Some information about Perth is that Perth is the capital and largest city of the state of Western Australia -
Army attacks Aboriginal Tasmanias
The army began a huge six-week battle to drive all Aboriginal Tasmanians from the colony's settled districts to the Tasman Peninsula. -
First newspaper published
The first Sydney newspaper was first published which still exists today and is known as the Sydney Morning Herald. -
First political party formed
William Wentworth established Australia's first political party the Australian Patriotic Association. -
New Zealand became a separate colony
In 1841 New Zealand was declared as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. New Zealand was a British colony that existed from 1841 to 1907. The colony governed itself in 1856. -
First Parlimentary elections held in NSW
Australia's first parliamentary elections were held in New South Wales. Only men with property or money could vote. -
Victorian Gold Rush
The Victorian gold rush started when gold was found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat.Gold was first discovered in Australia on 15 February 1823, by assistant surveyor James McBrien.The find was considered unimportant at the time. -
The Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Stockade was a rebellion in 1854, started by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who rebelled against England ruling them. -
Men over 21 years of age had the right to vote in South Australia.
All men in South Australia that were over the age of 21 had the right to vote. -
Gold was discovered at Gympie, Queensland.
In 1867, gold was discovered in city Gympie which is in Queensland. Queensland was bankrupt but when James Nash discovered gold in Gympie 1867, Gympie was known as,'The Town That Saved Queensland'. -
Children that were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were taken away
Children that were Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were taken away from their families by Australian and State government agencies. This lasted 100 years and is known as the Stolen Generation. -
Ned Kelly was hanged
On the 11th of November 1880, the infamous bushranger Ned Kelly became a prisoner and was hanged in Melbourne, Victoria. He died at the age of 25.
