Australian History

By InaHolte

  • Discovery of Australia

    The first known landing in Australia was by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon.

  • First Fleet of British ships

    A First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay to establish a penal colony, the first colony on the Australian mainland
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    The Black War

    The Black War was the period of violent conflict between British colonists and Aboriginal Australians in Tasmania.

  • The Gold Rush

    During the Australian gold rushes, significant numbers of workers relocated to areas in which gold had been discovered.

  • The Eureka Stockade

    On the edge of the civilised world in southern Australia, a force of a few dozen soldiers drawn accompanied by some colonial policemen, attacked and defeated about 150 gold diggers who had taken up arms against the authorities in the new colony of Victoria.

  • The Commonwealth of Australia

    Was established as a constitutional monarchy, and is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

  • The Stolen Generation

    Were the children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions, under acts of their respective parliaments.

  • World War 1 - Invasion of Turkey

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    Air Raids on Australia

    The first air raid on Australia occurred on 19 February 1942 when Darwin was attacked by 242 Japanese aircraft. At least 235 people were killed in the raid.

  • The Opera House

    Is a multi-venue performing arts centre at Sydney Harbour in Sydney and is one of the 20th century's most famous and distinctive buildings.

  • Complete independence from Britain

    Australia became an independent nation when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia

  • Official apology to the Stolen Generations

    On 13 February 2008, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology on behalf of the Australian Parliament.