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70,000 BCE
Mungo Man's Ancestors
Mungo Man's ancestors set foot on Australian soil. -
Period: 70,000 BCE to
70,000 years ago
Earliest evidence of human occupation in Australia. -
Period: 60,000 BCE to 50,000 BCE
60,000-50,000 years ago
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50,000 BCE
Trade Economy
From 50,000 years and onward the Indigenous Australians had trade economies where they would barter goods such as resources and weapons. -
50,000 BCE
Earliest evidence of jobs
50,000 years and onward the Indigenous Australians have the earliest record of jobs. -
50,000 BCE
Rock Shelter Heirloom
For 48,000 years Indigenous peoples lived in a rock shelter which still stands here today. This structure was created 40,000 years before Stonehenge. -
Period: 50,000 BCE to 40,000 BCE
50,000-40,000 years ago
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42,000 BCE
Mungo Man
Mungo Man, was the oldest human discovered outside of Africa. He was found approximately 42,000 years ago. Mungo Man's skeleton was taken to ANU to be studied and it was found that: He was about 40 years old, he was just under 6ft, he was strong and active and he had Artharitis. -
40,000 BCE
Old Rock Painting
In Murujuga, Indigenous peoples carved art on rock faces.These pieces of art contained spiritual beliefs and were created 40,000 years ago. -
Period: 40,000 BCE to 30,000 BCE
40,000-30,000 years ago
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35,000 BCE
Tools
35,000 years ago the Indigenous had created ground-edge tools out of natural resources. -
Massacres
The massacres between the Indigenous peoples and British started in 1788 and ended in 1930. During this time 500 massacres happened all over Australia. -
Period: to
British Colonisation
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Federation
Australia became a federation in 1901 when all states joined together to become 1 country. -
The Stolen Generation
The Stolen Generation was a generation of children who were forcibly removed from their parents. These children were treated badly and lost connection with their families. The Stolen Generation lasted about 60 years. -
Mabo Descision
Eddy Mabo who led the fight to change land laws to recognise Indigenous connection and traditional ownership of land in Australia. He worked on the Mabo case for 10 years, but sadly passed away just months before he could learn the High Court’s decision on his legal battle. -
Sorry Day speech
This is the link to Kevin Rudd's Sorry Day Speech transcript https://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/our-people/apology-to-australias-indigenous-peoples -
Environment
The sea level was much lower than it is now and the land was more rich with resources. This means that Indigenous peoples took more care of the land than us. -
Dreamtime
Dreamtime stories have been passed on for many generations of Indigenous people. These stories are still passed on today and all of them have morals/codas.
