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70,000 BCE
First Australians
The Africans were the earliest humans and around 70000 years ago they started there vast journey to Australia. They traveled most of their journey on foot but during the last stretch of their journey they were forced to resort to using a boat as it was the only way to travel to Australia. -
Period: 70,000 BCE to
Aboriginal trading
It is unknown when Aboriginals started trading but they used to trade things they had and farmed with things that they couldn't get or make themselves. -
65,000 BCE
Cave shelter
The Gabarnmung cave shelter was an old abode for the Aboriginal people. They hollowed out the large rock so that they could paint and live in the newly formed cave. -
Period: 42,000 BCE to 35,000 BCE
Mungo Man
Mungo Man was an early human inhabitant of Australia and was the earliest known human outside of Africa. When Mungo Man's remains were analysed by the Australian National University they found that using Mungo Mans limb bone they could Mungo Mans height to be around 196 centimeters tall. Researchers also believe that Mungo Man was an important part of his society because his teeth were tampered with and many believe that it was of an important ceremony. -
35,000 BCE
Rock Art
The Aboriginals had many types of art. One of the most prominent and well known is rock art. Some rock paintings show extinct animals such as a large flightless bird. A more recent rock art showed a Tasmanian tiger which became extinct in 1936. -
35,000 BCE
Aboriginal tools
The Aboriginals also created multiple rock tools. These were sharpened on another rock and used to grind grains or to kill animals for food. -
Captain Cook arrives in Australia
Captain was the first British to come to Australia. He came because he thought there was an empty land. -
First Fleet
The First Fleet arrived on the shores of Australia on 1788. They brought with them multiple large ships which contained hundreds of hundreds of convicts. These convicts were brought to Australia because they had no more space in Britain because America had won their freedom. -
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Stolen Generation
The stolen generation is a major event throughout Australian history. The Australian government forced aboriginal children who have mixed parents to go to missionaries and learn the British ways.
