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First European explorers
In 1606, the first European, Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon (1571–1639), visited the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland. A Spanish explorer, Luis Vaez de Torres sailed through the water between Australia and Papua New Guinea later that year. Other Europeans then began to map or visit the north and west coast – which they called New Holland. This was dry and apparently uninhabitable land, and they found no economic reasons to stay. In 1642, Abel Tasman, working for the Dutch East Ind -
First road open
here was little planning in the development of the early roads. When a need arose a road was built, often following the trails or tracks produced by drays and bullock teams. Thus, the first road built in the colony was a cleared track from Dawes Battery to Governor Phillip's residence, a distance of nearly two kilometres. When the Parramatta district was settled a road was built to it from Sydney, branching off the road to Dawes Battery. In 1792, roads were built linking the new settlement in th -
First landing
In August 1786, the British government decided to start a convict settlement in New South Wales. This also allowed England to claim Australia and stop France or Spain from taking it. -
first schiool made
john Gatto’s mad the first school in australia. the first school in 1789 and three by 1793 under the guidance of Rev Richard Johnson. This was unusual for the time. In England less than 5% of children attended school.(1) Why then were schools thought necessary in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? This is particularly intriguing when you take into account that for the first five years the settlement struggled on the brink of starvation with only essential work carried out. Why was schooli -
First Nrl game
1895 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire when the Northern Rugby Football Union broke away from the established Rugby Football Union to administer its own separate competition -
first prime minister
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First coin invented
During the early days of the colonies that formed Australia, foreign currency was used, but in 1910, a decade after federation, Australian coins were introduced. Australia used pounds, shillings and pence until 1966, when it adopted the decimal system with the Australian dollar divided into 100 cents. -
Sydney harbour bridge
Official name Sydney Harbour Bridge
Carries 8 road lanes, 2 rail tracks, 1 pedestrian way and 1 cycleway
Crosses Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour)
Locale Sydney, Australia
Design Through arch bridge
Total length 1,149 m (3,770 ft)
Width 49 m (161 ft)
Height 134 m (440 ft)
Longest span 503 m (1,650 ft)
Clearance below 49 m (161 ft) at mid-span
Construction begin 28 July 1923
Construction end 19 January 1932
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first olympic games held in Austarlia
he Melbourne 1956 Games was the first time Australia hosted the Olympics. In many ways, it was the Games that took the Olympics to the world. It was the first Games held outside of Europe or the United States, the first Games held in the southern hemisphere, the first Games where live television broadcasts captured the public’s imagination, and the first Games in which all the athletes walked together as one in the Closing Ceremony. This change to procedure had been suggested to organisers by an -
1 cent coins invented
The Australian one-cent coin was the lowest-denomination coin of the Australian dollar, introduced in 14 February 1966 -
The First Australians
Aboriginals were the real founders of Australia because they came to this land thousands of years before white people discovered it. In 1988 white Australians celebrated 200 years of white settlement in this country. But Aboriginals have been here for at least 40,000 years. When white people came to Australia, they came to a land that already belonged to the Aboriginals. No one knows exactly where the Aboriginals lived before they came to Australia. It is known that Aboriginals came from somewhe -
1 cennt coins vanished
withdrawn from circulation in 1992 -
first female prime minister
Julia Gillard first female prime minister -
Tony Abbot Prime Ministeter
In the Sept. 2013 federal elections, the incumbent Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was defeated by the Liberal/National Coalition opposition. The Liberal/National Coalition was led by Tony Abbott of the Liberal Party of Australia. A Member of Parliament since 1994, Abbott was sworn in as prime minister on Sept. 18, 2013. Read more: Australia: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/country/aust
