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40,000 BCE
the first people
the first aborigines came from Asia in 40,000 bc. They came from south east Asia. By 20,000 bc the spread across the continent -
18,000 BCE
The Invention of the boomerang
Australia invented a famous hunting weapon called a boomerang about 20,000 years ago -
3000 BCE
When Dingos were discovered in Australia
Dingos are one of the native animals in Australia, and they are surprisingly still not extinct. But scientists predict they will be extinct in 50 years or so. -
the discovery
in 1770 captain cook discovered the south east coast of Australia. He claimed the whole eastern side.He also mapped New Zealand along with Australia -
the first convict settlement
captain Arthur Phillip established a convict settlement in Sydney cove. -
the name
Mathew Flinders proved that Australia is a continent. Further more he was the one the named it "Australia" -
Pathway across the Blue Mountain
Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth and William Lawson were the first people to navigate across the Blue Mountain. And now the pathway is used many times for people to go across the mountain. -
money!!!!
the economy was plagued by a lack of currency so governor Lachlan Macquarie balanced it by importing 400,000 silver Spanish real pieces -
Australia's First Bank
Australia's first bank was made in the 1800's and it's used to keep extra money in the bank. Also it was made by governor Lachlan Macquarie. -
the batman treaty
John Batman signed a treaty with the Wurundjeri tribe elders to buy land around port Phillip. -
first stock exchange
in 1852 the first stock exchange listed in melbourne which led to to the formation of the Melbourne Brokers Association. -
first national park
Australia’s first national park created in 1879 It was the second in the world. -
First Olympian Australia
The olympian Edwin Flack was the first ever olympian that was from Australia. And the first olympic games was hosted in Athens,Greece. he won the 800-metre and 1500-metre sprints. Lastly, he got a bronze medal in tennis (doubles). -
The Bubonic Plague
When the plague arrived in Australia, Australia lost a lot of people and it was one of the worst periods in Australia. But thankfully now we have the cure but back then they had no chance of stopping it so they would die. This disease didn't just occur in humans but also in animals. -
White Australia policy enshrined in law
White Australia policy was the legislation was specifically designed to limit non-British migration to Australia -
The Founding of Canberra
On March 1913 the General's wife named the capital Canberra. After the second World war the population in Canberra grew and now its home to over 400,000 people. -
The Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
When they built the Sydney Harbour bridge Everyone was using the bridge. They would cross it because it's much easier crossing other cities rather than going on the other side. and in 2017 more than 160,000 cross the bridge per day. -
T.V. introduction
T.V. was first introduced in Australia for the first time in time for the Olympic Games in Melbourne. -
Australian Government lifts restrictions on export of iron ore
Australian Government lifts restrictions on export of iron ore due to japan's demand on raw materials -
Floating of the Australian dollar
the Australian dollar moved onto a floating exchange rate meaning that the dollar was now valued through the supply and demand of money within world currency markets
