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Age Of Exploration
Age of Exploration, with the invention of many new devices that allowed people to travel and venture further into the world with inventions such as compasses, navigation, shipbuilding and maps -
West coast of Tasmania: Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman discovered the west coast of Tasmania. -
West coast of Australia: John Daniel
John Daniel briefly charted the west coast of Australia. -
West coast of Australia: William Dampier
William Dampier discovered the western coast of Australia. -
South-West coast of Australia: Willem de Vlamingh
Willem de Vlamingh discovered the south-western coast of Australia and the present day site of Perth. -
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American Revolution
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The Americans rebelled against the English -
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Captain Cook's First Voyage
Voyage of Captain Cook ( the first ) -
Australia Claimed
Captain Cook claimed the land of Australia, and the eastern coast of Australia was fully charted. -
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Captain Cook's Second Voyage
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Captain Cook's Third Voyage:
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Decision to Colonise Australia
Australia was planned to be colonised within the next two years -
First Fleet Departs
The First fleet, composed of 11 ships, filled with 700 convicts, 17 of are children, and 20 died on the journey, led by Captain Arthur Philip. -
First Fleet Rio
The first fleet stops in Rio temporarily to resupply food and water as well as clean the fleet up. -
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The Great Massacre of Aborigines
Over 90% of Aborigines in Australia were killed during the colonisation of Australia from,
1. Direct gunfire and pushing them of cliffs
2. Poisoning Aborigines food
3. Acqusation of Aboriginal land by the settlers
4. [Unintentional] Introducing hundreds of new diseases from the harsh journey on the First Fleet/Second Fleet/Third Fleet -
First Fleet Anchored
The first of the ships in the First Fleet starts to arrive to Australia. -
Second Fleet Departs
The first of the 11 ships of the Second Fleet departs. -
The Second Fleet Arrival
Another fleet prvided new convicts, and food and supplies. Most of the convicts were ill, and over 300 convicts died on the Second Fleet, sometimes known as the Death Fleet. -
Third Fleet departs
The third fleet, composed of another 11 ships, with over 2000 more convicts -
Third Fleet arrives
The first of the ships in the third fleet begins to anchor in Sydney's penal colony -
Tasmania Circumnavigated: Matthew Flinders, George Bass
Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed from Sydney and circumnavigated Tasmania, proving it to be a separate island from Australia. -
New Holland to Australia
Regular people started to use the phrase Terra Australis or Australia instead of New Holland -
Australia Circumnavigated: Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders is the first to circumnavigate Australia and prove that the west and east coast of Australia is the same -
Founding of Brisbane
Brisbane was discovered and colonised. -
Founding of Perth
Perth established by Captain James Stirling in West Australia -
Founding of Adelaide
Adelaide was discovered and established as South Australia's capital. -
Australia's Gold Rush
Gold is discovered and many people from many countries begin to visit Australia to find gold -
Independence of Australia
On the first, of the first month, of 1901, Australia became Independent. -
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Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton is the first Prime Minister of Australia -
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Chris Watson
Second Prime Minister of Australia -
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George Reid
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Alfred Dreakin
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Joseph Cook
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Andrew Fisher
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Billy Hughes
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ANZAC
On the 25th of April 1915, Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula -
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Stanley Bruce
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James Scullin
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Joseph Lyons
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Earle Page
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Arthur Fadden
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John Curtin
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Frank Forde
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Ben Chifley
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Robert Menzies
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Harold Holt
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Aborigine's Referendum
At 90% yes votes, Aborigines have been given full constitutional rights. -
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John McEven
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John Gorton
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William McMahon
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Gough Whitlam
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Malcolm Fraser
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Bob Hawke
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Paul Keating
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John Howard
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Julia Gillard
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Kevin Rudd
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Tony Abbott
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Malcolm Turnbull
