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Enclosure acts began in Britain
During the 18th century, enclosures were regulated by Parliament; a separate Act of Enclosure was required for each village that wished to enclose its land. -
Willem Janszoon, a Dutch explorer is believed to first see and map Australian soil.
He first sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula in early 1606, and then made a landfall on 26 February at the Pennefather River near the town of Weipa on Cape York. -
Steam powered machinery was invented, The Industrial Revelution Began
Local manufacture of small steam engines began in the early 1830s. The six-column, beam-type steam engine,was made by Maudslay, Sons & Field of London in 1837. It powered a brewery and flour mill. -
Captain James Cook lands at Botany Bay with his ship, the HMS Endeavour
He then proceeds to map the eastern coast of Australia, claiming it for Great Britain. James Cook lands with his ship, the HMS Endeavour. He also claimed if as for Great Britain. -
Convicts stopped being sent overseas to America
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House of Commons decided, NSW was suitable as a penal colony
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Captain Arthur Philip was chosen to lead the First Fleet
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The First Fleet left on the 13th of May
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Captain Arthur Philip was Governor of the colony
On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales. Australia once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. -
The First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay
The arrival of The First Fleet of British ships at Sydney, New South Wales, they established the penal colony, the scientific exploration of the continent and later, establishment of other Australian colonies. -
Two more fleets arrived
Hopes were raised when a vessel arrived in Port Jackson in 1790, but it was not the Supply, but the first of a Second Fleet of five ships carrying over 730 people. -
Huge growth in population, poverty and crime
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Matthew Flinders
Australia is proven to be an island when English navigator Matthew Flinders completes his sail around the island. -
Australia's name changes
The name of the island is changed from "New Holland" to "Australia." -
Discovery of The Gold Rush
The First Gold Rush in Australia was in May 1851. Edward Hargraves discovered payable gold near Orange, at a site he called Ophir. -
A change in History
Governments wanted to protect Aboriginal people from settler violence. By the 1880s, many Australians believed that Aboriginal people were dying out. -
Federation is born
Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia was established as a constitutional monarchy. -
Edmund Barton is Australia's First PM
The Commonwealth of Australia is formed. Edmund Barton serves as the first Prime Minister of Australia. -
Australian women older than 21 to vote in national elections, And stand for the Australian Parliament
In South Australia, Western Australia and Queensland women could vote. Indigenous people were specifically barred from voting. The 1902 Commonwealth Act created a uniform voting system for federal elections across the country. -
Australia wholly divided into 6 countries
When federation started, the British Parliament allowed Australia to be an independent country and govern 6 colonies. -
Australian and New Zealand troops landed at Anzac Cove
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Kevin Rudd apologizes
On the 13th of February, 2008, Kevin Rudd, the prime minister, makes a motion of Apology in the House of Reprentatives to the Indigenous Australians, A.K.A the "Stolen generation." Happy tears went along the parliament as he said "sorry".
