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50,000 BCE
Earliest Evidence of Aboriginal People in Australia
Australia’s earliest known site of human occupation of the Australian coast was been discovered in a distant cave in Western Australia, pushing back the start date of Indigenous occupation to more than 50,000 years ago. Archaeologists led by the University of Western Australia found evidence of old life on Barrow Island in the country’s north west, discovering charcoal, animal remains and ancient artefacts that confirmed the Aboriginals hunting and gathering occupation. -
40,000 BCE
Mungo Man and Mungo Lady
They were found near Lake Mungo (26 February 1974), one of several dry lakes in the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Regions. The remains are the oldest anatomically modern human remains found in Australia to date, although their exact age is a matter of ongoing dispute. -
4000 BCE
Narrabeen Man
The men who were digging a gas pipeline in Sydney, first thought when there work was interrupted, that they had discovered the bones of a recent murder victim and police were called in to investigate. It turned out that they had found the bones of a 4000 year old skeleton who was 30 to 40 years old when he died. -
3300 BCE
Otzi the Iceman
Ötzi is a mummy that was mummified naturally in the glacier ice. Due to the length of time it lay in the snow and ice, the body dehydrated, e.g. much of the body fluid was lost. -
3000 BCE
Mesopotamian Cuneiform
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. The ancient cuneiform tablets of Mesopotamia were discovered and deciphered in the late 19th century. Another thing to note is that prior to their discovery, the Bible was considered the oldest and most authoritative book in the world. -
2260 BCE
Great Pyramid in Egypt
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. The pyramid was constructed out of stone blocks, each weighing at least 2 tons.There are theories suggesting that multiple men together navigated each block over a ramp that surrounded the structure as it rose. Or even that they moved each stone up long ramps that got higher and longer as the pyramid got taller, or even using scaffolding. -
South Australia Settlement
On the 28th of December 1836 Sir Light decided that the Adelaide plains were the best location for settlement. Most of the settlers were moved from Kangaroo Island to Holdfast Bay with Governor Hindmarsh arriving on 28 December 1836 to proclaim the province of South Australia. -
Birth of ME
I was born on the 5th of July, 2005 in the Ashford Hospital in Adelaide. I am about just more than half Irish since my father was born there, as was his parents as well as my mothers father. And finally, my grandmother on my mothers side is from Scotland. -
Birth of my Brother
On the 7th of February 2008 my brother was born, again in Ashford Hospital. Half the time i hate him but he is important to me and I don't know what I would do without him. -
Mr First Dog
On this day I came home from school to find that my parents had bought a dog from a family who could no longer keep her. I think this was important because Suzie was my first and only dog and i think not only being a great dog she taught my brother and I to be more responsible. As well as helping us kind of understand death a bit more after she passed away if that makes sense. -
The Buying of my Turtle
On the 15th of December 2016 my family and I walked into a pet store unknowing that we would walk out with a short neck turtle, whom I named Squirtle. I honestly don't have a good reason to have named him that it just felt right at the time, however his name before (in the store) was Squirt so it still is close. -
Same Sex Marriage
To find out if the public wanted same sex marriage, the government held a survey. The survey was held via the postal service between 12 September and 7 November 2017.
The survey returned 7,817,247 (61.6%) "Yes" responses and 4,873,987 (38.4%) "No" responses.
The government has set Saturday, December 9 (2017) as the date the new laws will take effect and the Attorney-General’s office has confirmed this means weddings can take place from January 9. -
ANZAC Day 2018
ANZAC Day is a very important day no matter what year it is, so i think that it still does deserve to be in this timeline. Anzac Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping.
