Australian History Timeline

Captain James Cook and Sydney

Mar 19, 1770

Captain James Cook discovered Australia. and sydney

Captain Arthur Phillip

Mar 19, 1788

He came to Australia with 800 Convicts

Australia's first bank

Mar 22, 1817

Australia's First bank is Westpac originally known as the Bank of New South Wales

Captain James Stirling

Mar 19, 1829

Western Australia discovered by Captain James Stirling

Perth

Jun 12, 1829

Perth was founded in 1829 by George Pitt Morison

Melbourne

Aug 30, 1835

John Batman and john Fawkner discovered Melbourne originally known as Batmania

Adelaide

Mar 20, 1836

South Australia established, with Adelaide as its capital.

Gold rush

Mar 20, 1850

Gold was found in states of australia creating a gold rush

Eureka Stockade

Mar 20, 1854

People built a barrier and a flag to try and be treated nicely by police and not having a mining licence

Edmund Barton and the federation of Australia

Jan 1, 1901

Edmund Barton Became the First Prime Minister of Australia
and formed the first federation government

flag

Mar 20, 1901

Australian flag flown for the first time

Canberra is Capital

Mar 20, 1911

Canberra is founded and is made the capital of Australia

WW1

Jul 28, 1914

War between Central Powers and Allies
Central Powers
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Hungary
Bulgaria
Bosnia
Allies
Britain
Australia
France
Russia
Belgium
Italy
Romania
Portugal
Serbia
Greece

Black Friday

Mar 21, 1939

Bush Fires in Victoria. Worst ever

WW2

Mar 23, 1939

Biggest war between Allies and Axis

Bombing of Darwin

Feb 19, 1942

Japanese planes bombed Darwin destroying 30 airplanes and 400 troops were wounded and 230 were dead

Attack on Sydney Harbour

May 31, 1942

In late May and early June 1942, during World War II, submarines belonging to Japan attacked Sydney and Newcastle

Korean War

Mar 20, 1950

Australia sends troops to Korea

Vietnam war

Nov 1, 1955

North Vietnam vs South Vietnam

Olympic Games

Mar 20, 1956

Olympic Games held in Melbourne

New Parliament house

Mar 20, 1981

New parliament house Being built

Russell Street Bombings

Mar 27, 1986

Car bomb at Police Headquarters killed a Police woman and injured 22 other people

Bicentennial of Australia

Jan 1, 1988

Australia turned 200 years old

Olympic Games

Mar 21, 2000

olympic Games held in Sydney

Birth of Anthony

Jan 19, 2008

I was born at Freemasons Hospital at 3:16 am

Black Saturday

Feb 7, 2009

Australia's worst bushfires

St Mary of The Cross

Oct 17, 2010

Australia's first saint

Birth of Sophia (Sister)

Feb 25, 2012

My sister was born at Freemasons Hospital