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Explorers before Captain James Cook
The Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and English ships sailed across the Indian and Pacific Oceans searching for valuable spices , precious metals and a ‘Great South Land’.
What was the impact of this event?
The impact was that more of the Aborigines land was taken and they would have felt cornered. -
Willem Jansz Exploring
Willem Jansz charted part of Cape York Peninsula. He came in contact of the Aborigines and that resulted in one of his sailors getting killed. He then was scared and decided not to settle here. What was the impact of this event?
Willem Jansz was scared because he didn’t know how powerful the Aboriginals were so he told other explorers not to venture to the Cape York Peninsula again. -
Dirk Hargot's Exploration
Dirk Hartog landed his ship off Australia’s west coast. He named one of the islands Dirk Hartog Island and he left a plaque as a record as his landing. What was the impact of this event?
A small Australian island was named after Dirk and the west coast was no longer no man’s land. -
Mapping of New Holland
Captain James Cook sighted the south- east corner of Australia, Then he mapped New Holland ( Australia ). What was the impact of this event?
New Holland was found and mapped. This had the most impact because now New Holland was English. -
The Mapping of Van Dieman's Land
George Bass and Matthew Flinders discovered the Bass Strait and realised the Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania ) was an island.
What was the impact of this event?
Van Diemen’s Land was no longer ‘ free’. It had been claimed and mapped by George and Matthew. -
Edmund Kennedy's Death
Edmund Kennedy was exploring the Cape of York when a Aboriginal speared him from behind. What was the impact of this event?
Edmund Kennedy was dead and anything he had learnt or discovered, could not be told to anyone else. -
The Gold Rush
Magnificent Gold helps to pull Australian colonies and global economy out of the gloom. A large wave of migration is unleashed. What was the impact of this event?
More tourists invaded Australia which made Aborigines angry and upset. -
Separation between New South Wales and Victoria
British Government gives in the popular need and separates the new colony of Victoria from NSW. The Murray River was then considered What was the impact of this event?
The split was had a massive impact of the Aborigines because they had lived there for over 40,000 years. Their natural routine was disrupted. For example they would normally go fishing or hunting but now that there was a massive split no one could agree and they had to fight until it got back to normal. -
Relationships between New Holland and England
Many explorers made it to New Holland and back to England. One explorer, John McDowell Stuart reached the Northern Coast of New Holland and lived there. What was the impact of this event?
A relationship between New Holland and England formed. John McDowell was good friends with the Aboriginals and they treated each other with equality. -
Federation
anuary 1st Australia became a nation. It’s colonial master was Great Britan. Also in 1901 the first federal election was held. in 1894 South Australian women were first to allowed to vote. What was the impact of this event?
More people could vote so it is more even in the election to win. -
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WW1
Before World War I started many aliases existed with many European countries. France, Britain, Ireland and Russia created an alliance together. World War I started July 28 1914 and ended November 11 !918. The war lasted for exactly 4 years. Before World War II started in 1939 the first World War was called the Great War. 135 countries were included in World War I and over 15 million people died.
What was the impact of this event?
Many people lost their lives in fighting in the War or fighting. -
Relationship betweeen Australia and England now
Australia has heaps of relationships with Britain now. Some are the language, Queen, Commonwealth and animals like cows, dogs and sheeps. We also have a relationship in War because Australia and Britain have an alliance with each other. We play soccer ( Soccer is Football in England), Cricket, netball, tennis, hockey, basketball and rugby,. What was the impact of this event?
Australia has heaps of relationships with England in many ways.
