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steam engine
James what creates a more effecient steam engine that helps transportation wich helped make traverling further distnces much easier -
American independence
American declaration of independence announces the American colonies independence from Great Britten. -
Australia is found
the first fleet arrives in Botany Bay, begining British settlement in Australia. -
French revolution
Outbreak of the French revolution as a concequence of high bread prices and dissatisfaction with the ruling aristocrats who levied high taxes to support extravagant lifestyles. -
Battery invented
A bettery is made to store electrical current by the man known as Alessandro Volta. the Unit of electrical potential, volt named after him. Because the battery was made so much more portable electrical devices where possible. -
Slave trade
the slave trade was abolished in America by Thomas Jeferson. -
industrial revolution
textile workers smash machinery in factories and mills in the midlands and north of England. -
first passenger rail way was made
George stephenson biulds the first passenger railway between liverpool and manchester. -
Publication of the peoples charter
The people of britten damanded the political reform including the right to vote for every man from the age of 21, this deemed the begining of peoples rights. -
Gold rush
Edward Hargraves discovers gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, triggering several gold rushes around Australia. -
Eureka Stockade
is a key event in the development of Australian democracy and Australian identity, with some people arguing that ‘Australian democracy was born at Eureka -
Last shipment of convicts to Australia
Convict transportation to Australia ceases with the last shipment of convicts disembarking in western Australia. -
Queen Victorias Death
Queen Victoria died. She was 82 years old, and had ruled Great Britain and all its dominions since 1837. At her bedside was her son and successor as well as her grandson, the Emperor of Germany. -
Federation of Australia
The six colonies of New South Wales, Queenland,South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia orm one nation. -
Flight invented
Brothers Orlive and Wilbur Wright achieve the first controlled, powered, man carrying flight. -
Revolts in Russia
the First Russian Revolution broke out. Two hundred thousand Russian workers marched on the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg and were fired upon by Czarist troops. Several hundred of the demonstrators were killed -
First automobile was made
Henry Ford produces his first Ford Model T automobile. wich made traverling further distances ore avalible having not to take the train. -
Titanic sunk
the titanic was the biggest steam baot of its time and it was said that it would never sink then hit an ice berg and sunk 1517 people died -
WW1 started
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in july 1914, and Prime Minister Andrew Fisher's government pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm. -
WW1 ends
WW1 ends with the defeat of Germany.
