Australian studies Homework

  • the great awaking

    The Great Awakening was a period of great revivalism that spread throughout the colonies. it was used for using churches instead of people going through there own spirtual adventure or whatever.
  • Period: to

    1750 to 1918 things that happened

    Singnificant things that have happened
  • First Steam powered mill

  • A First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay

    A First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay
    The First Fleet is the name given to the eleven ships that sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 that had 10 civil officers, 212 marines, including officers, 28 wives and 17 children of the marines, 81 free persons, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts. Total free persons: 348, prisoners, 696. total to establish the first European colony in Australia
  • discovery of flinders island

    discovery of flinders island
    British navigator Matthew Flinders charted some of the southern islands, using one of the schooner Francis' open boats.
  • Australian Gold Rush

    Australian Gold Rush
    Was a time in australia where We found huge amounts of gold and oil, convicts who were building roads claimed they saw gold in the ground.
  • industrial revolution

    industrial revolution
    The industrial revoulpution was the time when there where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology and it all grew, started in U.K then Spread
  • Bell invents the telephone

    Bell invents the telephone
    The first successful call of clear speech by Bell and Watson was made on March 10, 1876 when Bell spoke into the device, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” and Watson answered.
  • First skyscraper

  • World War I starts

    World War I starts
    was a major war that was in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. all the world was involed, including Australia. We celebrate WWI with Anzac day were all Australians reflect and be grateful for those who fought for as at Galipoli.
  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
    this was one of the main courses of WWI. He was killed by a 19 year old! He got shot. He had previously been attacked by a person throwing a bomb at his car, he threw the bomb away before it exploded and it injured some civilians.
  • 1788

    First settled Sydney