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Captain James Cook Discovers The East Coast Of Australia
Land ahoy! Captain James Cook and his Botanist Joseph Banks Discoversthe East Coast of Australia in his vessel the 'Eandeavor' -
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Australian history 1770-1901
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The First Fleet Arrives
The First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, Sydney. The 1044 people onboard the eleven ships wer soldiers, children, free settlers, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts -
Tasmania
George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania proving thaat it is in fact a single island. -
Charles Sturt
Charles Sturt, Australian explorer single handedly charted the darling river -
1851 The First Spark Of A Gold Rush
In 1851, Australian prospector Edward Hargraves discovers gold at Ophir, near Bathurst. He told some other prospectors but when they got to Ophir they foud nothing. Sparking a riot And Australia's first gold rush. -
1901 The Federation Of Austraia
The constitution of Australia comes into force, as the federation of Australia is complete
