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Australia History
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Smallpox
One of human's deadly dieses broke out in syden causing lots to get sick. -
Rum Hospital
The first public hospital in Australia, Rum Hospital, which opened in 1816. -
New Zealand separates
This ended more than 50 years of confusion over the relationship between the islands and the Australian colony. -
NSW Native police
New South Wales Government set up a Native Police force, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under European officers. -
Steam Railroads
The 2.5-mile track went from Flinders Street Station to Sandridge, now known as Port Melbourne. -
Indigenous Australians Right to Vote
tens of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were subject to regulations which prohibited them from voting at federal and state elections. It wasn’t until 1984 that Indigenous people were finally treated like other voters and required to enroll and vote at elections. -
Equal Pay for Women
The ACAC agreed to a review in which they granted women equal pay for work of equal value to men. -
First Boat of Vietnamese Refuges
The vast majority of refugees from Vietnam arrived by plane after selection by Australian officials in refugee camps established throughout South-East Asia. -
First Gay Mardi Gras
a small group of gay and lesbian people operating as the Gay Solidarity Group staged a day of events in Sydney. -
Visa Policy
Now people were selected based on what they might offer Australian society, rather than their race or nationality.