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Captain Cook lands in Botany Bay
Captain Cook and his boat crew, discovered the East Coast of Australia. They landed on the harbour. They investigated the local surroundings and feasted upon seafood. The Botanists enjoyed the arangement of life, such as the birds and the marine life. The members decided to call the harbour, Botany Bay. -
Australia's first settlement
Captain Arthur Phillip and the first fleet raised their flag to mark "Australia's first European settlement". We celebrate this day as Australia day. -
Tasmania is Founded
Tasmanias', was then a British Settlement. The first settlement of the Europeans was along the Eastern shore of the River Derwent. -
Crossing of the Blue Mountains
Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth and Lieutenant Lawson set off on an exploration across the Blue Mountains, from the Emu Plains to the foothills of the Blue Mountains -
Queensland is Founded
Queensland was chosen as a place for the Europeans to settle. They chose this state, for the more difficult convicts. -
South Australia was founded
South Australia was founded in 1834, by Matthew Flinder's. George Grote, William Molesworth and the Duke of Wellington persuaded the British parliment to pass the South Australian Colonisation. They did. -
Victoria is Founded
Victoria's Port Phillip District was classed as Victoria's first settlement, but was later abandoned.Their first permenant settlement was in Portland Bay, it was discovered by Edward Henty. -
Australia's Economical Depression
The Depression had hit Australia, destroying the economical boost that Australia had once had. The Depression had caused the most major export business in Australia at that time, wool, to collapse. -
The Dominion
Four colonies enjoyed responsible governments since 1856, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. -
Male Suffrage Granted.
Victoria extended the vote to male residence to 21 years and over. The remaining colonies followed, but South Australia was two years before Victoria. -
Aboriginal Children are enrolled in public schools
The first Aboriginal children are enrolled into schools, to teach them the "British" way. -
Australian Cricket team defeats England, the Ashes are born
In August, The Australian Cricket team defeated England, therefor creating the "Ashes". England's media dubbed the next Englad tour, the "Quest to Regain the Ashes" -
The Centenary
Each state was now separated from eachother, but Western Australia. The representatives from each state went to New South Wales to celebrate. -
The Great Strikes
The Great Strikes resulted in much conflict between settlements. It involved seamen, shearers, miners and drivers. Many of these people quit and striked against workers rights. -
The Australian Labor Party is formed
In the 1890's the polititions formed a party called the Labor Party. This party would help workers from all over the country, and the workers would receive assistance from the government. It was founded by Chris Watson. -
Women Fight to Vote
South Australian Women were granted the right to vote, in national elections. -
Western Australia is the last colony to accept Federation
Premier Forrest called for a referendum on the issue in 1900. He wished to steer Western Australia down the federation road in a sturdy carriage. -
"White Australia Policy"
The "White Australia Policy" was an act of the government to only allow "white" people into Australia. This means that only Northern Europeans were allowed into Australia. If someone was not :white" they would be rejected from entering Australia.This would exclude Chinese Goldfield seekers, South Pacific Islander sugar cane workers, Afgan Cameleers and Japanese Pearl divers. -
Australia Becomes a Federation.
The Colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania were united, they would now be known as the Commonwealth of Australia -
The Stolen Generation
The forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children was an official government policy from 1909 to 1969. They took these children away from their family to teach them how to be "white". They also taught them Christianity, instead of their own original beliefs. These children were subjected to abuse and slavery. -
Start of World War 1
World War 1 had started when Germany and Britain went to war. Australia pledged full support to Britain. -
Australian Troops to fight
Members of the Australian Imperial Force were sent to fight in Gallipoli. Joining them were troops from Britain, New Zealand and France. -
Troops reach the peak of fighting
The Australian troops had reached the peak of their fight, suffering great losses and the gains were small. 416,809 people were inlisted to fight, of that 416,809 people, over 60,000 people were killed, and 156,000 people were wounded, gassed or taken as prisoners. The victory was between the allies and the United States.
