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68,000 BCE
Mungo Man's Ancestors left Africa
First open ocean crossing. -
48,000 BCE
50,000 years ago is when the first evidence of occupation was found.
This is 10x as old as the Py'ramids of Egypt which is a ctually seen as one of the world'd ancient wonders. -
43,000 BCE
First Evidence of Stone Tools
These stone tools were found to be 40,000 years older than Stone Henge, one of the ancient world wonders. -
42,000 BCE
Mungo Lady Found
Mungo Lady provided a multitude of information for researchers like how the Indigenous People were the first people to have spiritual beliefs. -
40,000 BCE
Mungo Man Lived
30,000-40,000 years ago evidence of the oldest person alive was found. He was found in a burial position that made hime be believed to be a priest. MUngo Man was surprisingly 6ft tall and after intense study was said to be very strong and athletic with potential arthiritis. -
1787 BCE
The First Fleet set out from England.
On May 13th 1787 the First Fleet set out from Portsmouth to go to Australia. -
Captain Cook claims Australia
Captain cook claims the Eastern half of Australia as british land in 1770. -
The First Fleet arrived.
In 1788 the First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay. -
Bennelong was captured by Philip.
In November of 1789 Bennnelong was captured by order of Captain Phillip so they could better understand the natives. -
Colony of Western Australia was found
In 1829 Captain James Stirling founded the Western Colony. -
South Australia Established
In 1836 South Australia was founded with Adelaide as it's capital. -
First Australia Day
50 years after the First Fleet arrived the first Australia day was celebrated. Foundation Day was seen as the first national holiday in Australia. -
The Gold Rush
In several different places gold was found leading to the gold rushes over the next 10 years. -
The First test cricket match was played.
The first cricket test math was played between England and Australia. -
Australia was Federated
Australia was colonated when the 6 colonies of Australia joined togetgher to make the Australian Commonwealth. -
The Currency In Australia was Introduced
9 years after Australia was federated as a nation, a currency based off the british currency system pounds, shillings and pence. -
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Stolen Generation
The Stolen Generation lasted between these times. -
Canberra
Canberra is founded and designated as the capital of Australia. -
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World War 1
Australia supported Britains war efforts and sent hundreds of thousands of troops to help. -
Sorry Day
Kevin Rudd gave the Sorry Speech to say sorry about the wrongs that the Aboriginal People suffered from because of the british colonisers.
