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First Fleet
First Fleet arrived in Australia -
First Recorded Battle
The first recorded battle between the British and the Aboriginals -
Van Dieman's Land
The whites were allowed to shoot and aboriginals on their property. -
First Women Riot
This was the year of the first women riot protesting for women rights. Date not specified. -
First Australian Doctor
This was the year of the first female registered Doctor in Australia- Constace Stone. Date not specified. -
Commonwealth Of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia formed. Aboriginals were not classed as citizens. Date not specified. -
Allowing Women To Vote
This was when women got told they were allowed to vot for the first time. Date not specified. -
Women Vote In Federal Election
This was the first time women were allowed to actually vote in federal elections. Date not specified. -
Suffragettes Formed
A women seeking the right to vote through organized protest. Emmeline Pankhurst was the main player. Date not specified. -
Women Running For Parliment
Vida Goldstein, Nellie Martel, Mary Ann Moore and Selina Anderson all ran for election but no one made it in. Date not specified. -
Maternity Allowance Act
This is when women got money when they had a child to pay for it, it was 5 pounds. Date not specified -
WW1
1914-1918 Women didn't have the right to participate and fight for their country, women usually had to print, wash cloths and make food. Date not specified. -
First Female Police Officers
In this year in SA and NSW the first Female police officers- Kate Cocks and Annie Ross. Date not specified. -
First Female In Politics
In this year the first females were alowed in politics in Australia. Date not specified. -
Wage For Women's Work Was Set
Minimum wage for Women's work was set at 54% of the male rate. Date not specified. -
First Women Elected Into Australian Parliment
First women elected in Australian parliment- Edith Cowan. Date not specified. -
Founding Of The Country Women's Association (CWA)
This was the first women's foundraser. Date not specified. -
Women's Weekly Came Out
Frank Packer was the founder of the Womens Weekly and this was the date it came out. Date not specified. -
WW2
Women were given the right to work wile the men were out fighting. Date not specified. -
Widow's Pensions Were Introduced
In this year Widows' pensions were introduced. Date not specified. -
First Women Elected Into Federal Parliment
First women elected into federal parliment- Enid Lyons and Dorothy Tangney. Date not specified. -
Australian Citizenship Act
The aboriginals voted if they were inrolled in state elections. -
Voting Rights
All aboriginal women (and men) were finally able to vote. Date not specified. -
Rights To Vote
The aboriginals now vote in all elections. -
Aboriginals Have The Same Rights As White Australian's
The aboriginals had the same rights as white Australians and they could live anywhere in Australia. -
Aboriginals Tent Embassy
On Australia Day 1972, four young Aboriginal men erected a beach umbrella outside Parliment House in Canberra and put up a sign which read 'Aboriginal Embassy'. -
Uluru
Uluru was handed back to the aboriginals. -
First Aboriginal Women To Win A Gold Medal
First aboriginal women to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games- Cathy Freeman. Date not specified. -
Equil Opportunity For Women In The Workspace Act
In 1999 there was equal opportunity for women in the Workspace Act. Date not specified. -
First Female Deputy Prime Minister
In 2007 Julia Gillard became the first female Deputy Prime Minister. Date not specified. -
First Female Governor General Of Australia
In 2008 Quentin Bryce became the first female Governor General of Australia. Date not specified. -
First Female Prime Minister
In 2010 Julia Gillard became the first female Prim Minister of Australia. Date not specified. -
First Aboriginal Women To Have A Seat In Federal Parliment
In 2013 there was the first Aboriginal women to ever have a seat in Federal Paliment. Date not specified. -
Kevin Rudd 'Sorry' Speech
On this date former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, said sorry to the stolen generation.
