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The First Commercial Steam Engine
On June 23, 1712 an inventor by the name of Thomas Newcomen invented the first commercial steam engine this was revolutionary to the industrial revolution. Even more so after the improvements made by James Watt. Go to Day 1 of the tour to find out more. -
James Cook's Landing At Botany Bay
On the 29th of April James Cook sailed into Botany Bay home of the Gweagal and Bidjigal people on the HMS Endeavour with his crew. Go to Day 2 of the tour to find out more. -
The First Telegraph Message Sent
On the 24th of May in 1844 a man by the name of Samuel Morse sent the first ever telegraph message in the US saying "What hath God wrought?" Go to Day 3 of the tour to find out more. -
The Goldrush
October 14, 1851 a man by the name of Edward Hargraves stumbled upon a "grain of gold" very near to bathurst. This sparked mass migration to Australia of prospectors looking for wealth. Go to Day 4 of the tour to find out more. -
The abolishment of slavery by Abraham Lincoln
On September 22 1862, Abraham Lincoln declared that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union "shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." Go to Day 5 of the tour to find out more. -
Electricity in Australia
Electricity started to be used in Australia during the colonial era (around 1880) the first electrical light was used in the sydney general post office in 1878. Go to day 6 of the tour to find out more. -
The First Automobile.
The first gasoline powered automobile was designed by Karl Friedrich Benz on the 18th of December in 1885. Go to Day 7 of the tour to find out more. -
Women allowed to vote in Australia
In 1895 the first state in Australia that allowed women to vote was South Australia an in 1908 Victoria was the last state to allow women to vote in Australia. Go to Day 8 of the tour to find out more. -
The First Zeppelin
Construction of the first zeppelin began on the 6th of June, 1898, and finished construction on the 11th of august, 1899. The zeppelin was one of the most efficient ways of transporting a mass amount of soldiers over the world. Go to Day 9 of the tour to find out more. -
The first Airplane
The Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) are credited with invention of the first controlled plane. Wilbur participated in the first flight that lasted for 59 seconds at a maximum altitude of 852 feet on the 17th of December in 1903. Go to Day 10 of the tour to find out more.
