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James cook lands in botany bay
James Cook and some of his crew landed at Kamay Botany Bay on 29 April 1770. They spent the following months charting the continent's eastern coastline, encountering Australian flora and fauna and interacting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from different nations. -
First fleet
This historic convoy, later known as the First Fleet, was led by Captain Arthur Phillip. The First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 20 January 1788. Leaving Portsmouth, England, on 13 May, the First Fleet was at sea for more than 252 days. -
Matthew Flinders navigates around the coast
Matthew Flinders was a navigator that sailed around the coast of Australia and was the first of many navigators to map the “unknown land”.The unknown land’s chart was complete in 1803 by governor King, However, it was not published because Flinders had not named most of the land marks and inlets. He had numeberd them in order so that he could name them later. He didn’t. However, the few land marks that were named are Mt. Lofty, Cape Catastrophe, Memory Cove and Kangaroo island. -
New holland changed to Australia
In 1817, the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie recommended that new Holland should change it’s name to Australia. However, in 1824, New Holland was officially changed to Australia. Australia was the name that Matthew Flinders used to call NSW. -
First bank
Australia’s first bank was established in 1817, as the Bank of New South Wales, under a charter of incorporation provided by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. In 1982 the name was then change to the bank we know today, Westpac Banking Corporation. Westpac helped to shape all banking in Australia. -
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establishment of cites
Australian Capital Territory Canberra 403,468 403,468 100.00% 1913 1913 New South Wales Sydney 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788 Northern Territory Darwin 145,916 245,740 59.38% 1869 1911 Queensland Brisbane 2,360,241 4,848,877 48.68% 1825 1860 South Australia Adelaide 1,324,279 1,713,054 77.31% 1836 1836 Tasmania Hobart 224,462 517,588 43.37% 1804 1826 Victoria Melbourne 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851 Western Australia Perth 2,022,044 2,558,951 79.02% 1829 1829 -
Sydney herald first published
Sydney Morning Herald is a daily newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. It’s the first and continuous published newspaper in Australia. It is published 6 days a week. SMH used to be credited for being high-standard, but in recent year, the quality of journalism has declined. The first issue of the Sydney Herald Sun was 4 pages long. -
victoria separates from new south wales
The British act of separating Victoria and New South Wales, giving it a name and a new Constitution for the new colony. It wasn’t signed until 5th of August 1850 by Queen Victoria. It then was enabled to pass the legislation by the New South Wales Legislation Council on the 1st of July 1851 and is the formal establishment of Victoria. -
First university
The University of Sydney Act was signed on the 1st of October 1850. William Charles Wentworth, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, was an important founder to the university. He believed that establishing a university was essential to educate other people to become the leaders of the colony. -
Gold rush start
On February 12, 1851, a prospector discovered flecks of gold in a waterhole near Bathurst, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Soon, even more, gold was discovered in what would become the neighbouring state of Victoria. This began the Australian Gold Rush, which had a profound impact on the country's national identity. -
last convicts shipped to tasmania
Last convicts are shipped to Tasmania – From 1812, convict has been shipped from England directly to Tasmania. On August the 10th 1853, St. Vincent arrive in Hobart from England, it was the last convict to be shipped to Tasmania. -
Eureka stockade
Before dawn on 3 December 1854, government troops stormed the diggers' flimsy stockade at Eureka Lead, Ballarat. In a fiery battle that lasted only 20 minutes, more than 30 men were killed. -
1856 – Van Diemen’s Land changed name to Tasmania
The Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman, was the first European to discover Tasmania and named it Anthoonij van Diemenslandt in the name of Anthony van Diemen. In 1803, Van Diemen’s Land became a penal colony of the British. In 1824, Van Diemen’s Land became a colony with its own rights. In 1856, Van Diemen’s Land achieved self-government with its own government and was named Tasmania in honour of Abel Tasman. -
First Australian Rules game invented
In 1858 cricketers Thomas Wills and his cousin, Henry Harrison, and two others W.J Hammersley and J.B Thompson, invented the game to keep themselves fit during winter. Even though the game was invented so long ago, it is still a major part of Australian culture. Thousands of people watch the games every week. -
Burke and Wills expedition across Australia.
Burke and Wills were famous explorers. They were known for going on an expedition across the whole of Australia. In 1860, they left Melbourne with a great start. They had 18 men, 27 camels and 27 tonnes of equipment with them. In just over a year the expedition ended in tragedy. Only one person, John King survived the expedition. -
Federation
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World War 1 begins
WWI began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1918. With a population of only 5 million, 146809 men enlisted, 60,000 men died and 156,000 men were wounded.