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Cotton mills
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The industrial revolution
The start of the industrial revolution and the beginning of what would pan out be 100 years of great ideas and fantastic inventions. From the invention of the cotton gin to the first phone the industrial revolution paved the way for inventors and soon lots of new items had been invented. If the industrial revolution hadn't occurred we would be without much of the technology we have today! -
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Timeline
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First fleet
The first fleet arrived in Botany bay in 1788. It consisted of 11 ships that sailed from Great Britian. In total there were 1044 people aboard all 11 ships. This date is important in Australian history because if it didn't happen then Australia would never have been founded and we may have ended up being descendants of another country, -
2nd Fleet arrives
The second fleet arrived in Sydney cove with fresh suplies, settlers and convicts. The fleet was comprised of four ships: a Navy escort ship, four convict ships and a supply ship. This fleet of ships was separated on the joureney to Australia and one ship arrived 2 months later than the rest. Unlike the first fleet the convicts of the second fleet were treated appalingly and many were no help when they arrived in fact they were more of a burden. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney invents the cotton grin -
Eli Whitney invented the interchangeable parts
The invention of the interchangeable parts was a huge help to soliders and gun makers. The interchangeable parts did away with custom parts for each different gun instead guns could now be repaired from all the same parts! -
Australia's first bank opened
The first bank in Australia was opened in Sydney -
Invention of Morse code
Morse code shone a brand new light on communication. Now messages could be sent directly and a skilled listener could receive and translate the message almost instantly. -
New Zealand becomes a separate colony.
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Victorian gold rush begins.
The start of the Gold rush meant two things for Australia: Money and population increase. People swarmed to Australia when gold was first discovered in Victoria. People from all over the world including Britain, China and many more. As the years passed gold was discovered in many more places around Australia and even more people flocked to the young country to get their share of the riches. -
The invention of the telephone
The invention of the telephone was probably one of the greatest inventions of all time. People could now talk to one another without tapping away at morse code or writing letters that would take months to arrive. -
The phonograph is invented
The phonograph took the world by storm! People could sit in their living rooms and listent to music without having to spend a fortune going to see it in theatre. -
Ned kelly hanged
This day marked the death of one of Australias greatest villians....or heroes? Different people believe different stories but Ned Kelly is and always will be an aussie icon. -
The first Australian cricket team is formed
The first ever Australian cricket team marked the beginning of what is still an iconic sport in Australian culture. -
Women are given the right to vote
This year was one of the biggest in the histroy of Australian women. Finally after years of protesting women were finally starting to be recognised as equal to men. -
Australia become a federation
This is one of if not the biggest day in Australia. The day we became a known as a nation. -
The white australia policy is introduced.
This policy was brought forth in 1901. It was a policy that was trying to stop illegal immigration into Australia by banning people of non-white decent from entering upon. Those that were already in Australia and were not of white-decent were hated upon and sometimes beaten in the street. The policy was abolished in 1966. -
WWI begins
On this day WWI started. This marked the beginning of one of the darkest years in the earth's histroy. Countries went to wat and millions were killed. In the end the allied forces defeated the central powers in 1918. -
Aussie troops land at Gallipoli
The gallipoli campaign is Australias most famous part in WW1. It was an operation that was supposed to end in result takin istanbul and forcing turkey out of the war. What ended up happening was mass loss of life on both sides and Australia retreating. -
WWI ends
WWI finally ends with germany agreeing to a cease fire on november 11th 1918. This day is now known as Armistice day.
