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70,000 BCE
Mungo Man's ancestors migrated to Australia
They migrated along the coast of Asia until they reached the open ocean. This process took thousands of years. Without knowing whether there would be land ahead, Mungo Man's ancestors made the first open ocean crossing in all of human history. -
50,000 BCE
Earliest Evidence of Human Occupation
This was 30,000 years before people would arrive in America and ten times before the pyramids in Egypt. -
50,000 BCE
Ancient Aboriginal maps
Ancient Aboriginal maps were found around 50,000 years ago, which showed the landscape of an area. -
50,000 BCE
Ancient story being told today
50,000 years ago, stories that were bing told, are being told today to children of Australia. We know this because there is rock carvings and paintings that tell the same story. -
Period: 50,000 BCE to 60,000 BCE
Evidence of people living in Arnhem Land and Kakadu
There is archeological evidence because of rock paintings and carvings, that there were Aboriginal people living in the land from around 50 to 60,000 years ago. -
48,000 BCE
Cave used as an art shelter
A large rock was hollowed out to be used as a shelter for their art and paintings. This existed 40,000 years before Stone Henge. -
42,000 BCE
Mungo Man died
Mungo Man was the leader of his tribe. He was a strong and athletic hunter as well. Because of this, he was buried in a special way which involved red ochre in a ceremony. This was evidence of the first type of spiritual beliefs -
40,000 BCE
Trade economy in Aboriginal tribes
In between 30,000 and 50,000 years ago, Aboriginal people started to trade, due to there being agriculture within their society. -
40,000 BCE
Largest flightless bird became extinct
The largest recorded flightless bird became extinct 40,000 years ago. We know this because of achelogical evidence -
35,000 BCE
Stone edge tools were made
Aboriginal people learnt that they could use stone to create edge tools. This helped to sharpen weapons and make many new tools. -
35,000 BCE
Murujuga Painting
A painting made by the Aboriginal people was found. This painting was estimated to be made around 35,000 years ago. The same rock carving was found 800km in the west. -
Period: 35,000 BCE to 40,000 BCE
Horse Hoof Core Used
This type of rock was used as a toolbox to sharpen stone tools and weapons. It was brought around with every Aboriginal male. -
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period between 1760 and 1840 in which Britain went through the conversion of hand-done manufacturing, to products being produced by machines and industry. This influenced The First Fleet to come to Australian land, as the overpopulation and harsh atmosophere forced Britain to find new land. -
Arthur Phillip arrived in New South Wales
After the United States delcared independence against the British, they needed space for the convicts to go, so they sent The First Fleet to find a land. They arrived in Botany Bay in 1788. -
Bennelong and Phillip
Bennelong was the first Aboriginal to have a relationship with one of the British people, Arthur Phillip. Bennelong was captured to live in Arthur Phillip's house, and he lived like one of the settlers, as they both tried to learn each other's language. -
Federation of Australia
The Federation of Australia was when the self governing colonies of Australia united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. They also all agreed to have one federal government that was responsible for whole nation matters. -
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White Australia Policy
The White Australia Policy was a law that forbided non-British people from immigrating to Australia. This was done to reduce the number of non-British people in Australia, and to make Australia 'White'. -
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The Stolen Generation
The stolen generation was a generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were specifically removed from their families by the government. This was done to kids who were 'half - cast'. This meant that they had one parent that was Aboriginal and one that was 'white'. The government believed that if the kids grew up learning British culture, they could make the Aboriginal kids entirely 'white' -
First Indigenous member of parliament
Neville Bonner was the first Indigenous person to become a member of parliament in 1971. He was 49 when he was elected. -
National Sorry Speech made by Kevin Rudd
In February 2008, Kevin Rudd made the speech to apoligise to all the Aboriginals and the Stolen Generation on behalf of the Australian Government.
