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Sailors
In 1600 sailors from Holland named Australia “New Holland”. -
British Flag
Captain Cook raised the British flag on Australian soil in 1770. -
Naming Australia
Captain Cook named Australia “New South Wales” in 1770. -
First Fleet
The first fleet arrived in 1778. -
British Colonies
Five more British colonies were created by the British government in 1800. -
Federation
In 1800 most people thought joining together as a federation would be a good idea. -
Mathew Flinder's
Mathew Flinders suggested the name “Australia” in 1804. -
Coins
In 1812 Governor Macquarie bought 40,000 Spanish silver dollars & had the middle punched out of each coin to make new coins. -
Money
British money became Australia’s legal currency in 1825. -
Holey money.
The holey dollar was withdrawn in 1829. -
Gold Rush
The Gold rush started in 1851 & continued until 1900. -
Australia's population
By 1870 2/3 of Australia’s European population were born Australians. -
1889 Speech
In Tenterfield,1889 Sir Henry Parkes called for all colonies to form a federal goverment. -
Second convention
In 1890 a second convention was held, shortly followed by a referendum. -
1890 conference
In Melbourne, 1890 there was a conference in which Sir Henry Parkes, Thomas Playford & Sir James Lee Steere were involved.It was a meeting to consider a draft constitution. -
Growing sense
By 1891 there was a growing sense of being Australian. -
1891 Convention
In 1891 the first constitutional convention was held in Sydney to discuss whether or not to consider a draft constitution.Andrew Inglis Clark attended this important meeting. -
1893 Conference Corowa
The Federation Leagues and Australian Natives Association worked to promote federation to the people. In 1893, a conference was held on the banks of Murray River at Corowa, New South Wales. -
Second Constitutional Convention
In 1897-1898 in Adelaide, Sydney & Melbourne a second constitutional convention was held regarding the proposed constitution.Delegates from all colonies except Queensland attended this second constitutional convention. -
First Referendum
In 1898 a first referendum was held in cities & towns in each colony.Voters from each colony except Western Australia & Queensland attended.The referendum failed because the yes vote of 80,000 was not reached. -
Second Refendum
In 1899 a second referendum was held in towns in each colony.Voters from each colony except Western Australia attended.The Western Austrlalians did not believe that federation was the best thing for their colony. -
Commonwealth of Australia
In London,1900 the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act was passed.Queen Victoria & members of the British Parliment attended this constitution. -
Commonwealth of Australia
In 1901 the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed & Australia became a nation. -
Indeginous Australians
In 1901 Indeginous Australians were not considered citizens of Australia. -
National Flag
In 1901 the first Australian National Flag was flown. -
Centennial Park
In Sydney, 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act was proclaimed.Sir Edmund Barton was one of the main people who attended this constitution. -
Women voting
In 1902 women were given the right to vote. -
The Judiciary Act
In 1903 the federal parliament passed The Judiciary Act. -
Aussie Coins
In 1910 the first Australian coins came to use. -
Aussie Notes
In 1913 the first Australian note was printed. -
Allowed to vote
In 1924 voting was made compulsory for those allowed to vote. -
Post war migration
In 1945-1970 Australia made post war migration for foreign nationals much easier than immigration today. -
100 cents in a dollar
In 1924 Australia decided to change from the British system to the decimal system with 100 cents in a dollar. -
Voting yes
In 1967 nearly all Australian’s voted ’yes’ in a referendum to change the constitution.
