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Captain Cook
Captain Cook explores the coast, eventually leading to the arrival of the first fleet from European. -
Australias First Bank
The first bank established in Australira in 1917 was called The Bank of New South Wales, which wass then remaned Westpac. Edward Smith Hall was teh very first cashier and secretary. This was very important to Australia because that means Australia is getting wealthier. -
China Town
Melbourne's China Town was established in 1851 during the Victoria Gold Rush. It extends between the corners of Swanston and Spring Streets withini the Melbourne Central Business District. Chinese New Year and Moon Festival are important festicals that were celebrated in China Town. This helped develop multiculturalism. -
Gold Rush settlement
As a result of Golf Rush settlement in 1854, immigrants from all over the world, came to Australia for gold.. New skills, techniques, ways of life, food, languages and celebrations were brought into Australia which made this country very multi-cultured and unique -
Parliament House
Idea for a parliament house was fist intriduced in 1851, but construction didn't start until 1855. I design competition was held for who would be the architect to design it. It was completed in 1857 and is still standing today, with modern advances -
Womens Sufferage
Australias womens sufferage society was formed in 1889. They fought for the same rights as men, property, equal justice, and voting. They were granted the right to vote in 1894 -
Alfred Deakin
Born on August 3rd, 1856 at Collingwood, Melbourne-Alfred Deakin became the second, fifth and seventh Australian Prime Minister. While he was the Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin also wrote anonymous articles about federal politics, which was published in the newspaper, but no one knew who it was. -
Edwin Flack
Edwin Flack was the first olympic athlete to represent Australia in the olympics for Australia. He won two gold medals in the 1956 summer olympics. He won in both the 800 meter and 15 meter race. -
Aboriginal Voting
The native people of Australia known as aboriginals were granted the right the right to voting. After being discriminated for many years before this. -
World War I
World War 1, Australian Imperial Force landed at Gallipoli on the 25th of April, they fought campaigns on the Western front and Middle East. It lasted from 1914 to 1918
