History of Australia

By A.Brindle

  • Cook

    Cook
    James Cook claimed Australia for the British

  • penal colony

    penal colony
    captain Arthur Phillip founds a penal settlement

  • Aborigine

    Aborigine
    The Aborigine people were moved to reservations. They were not allowed to pass on the language or culture.

  • Gold rush

    Gold rush
    Gold was found at several places in Australia. This lead to a increase in population.

  • Last Aborigine

    Last Aborigine
    The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies

  • Unification

    Unification
    The country is unified. The Commonwealth of Australia comes into being on 1st January.

  • "White Australia"

    "White Australia"
    The Immigration Restriction Act came into law. This prevented immigrants that were non-Caucasian from migrating to Australia.

  • Capital

    Capital
    Canberra is founded and designated as the capital.

  • world war 1

    world war 1
    Australians fought in world war 1. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of whom more than 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.

  • World War 2

    World War 2
    Australia goes to war with the Nazis. Nearly one million Australian men and women served in world war 2

  • Olympics

    Olympics
    Melbourne hosts the Olympics.

  • Help for Aborigines

    Help for Aborigines
    Laws were passed to help the Aborigines people.

  • No more British

    No more British
    Australia breaks all legal ties with the British.

  • Government

    Government
    55% of people voted to stay a parliamentary government.

  • Olympics 2

    Olympics 2
    The Sydney Olympics held