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42,000 BCE
MUNGO MAN
The discovery of this 50 year old man helped rewrite history. Mungo man was a hunter-gatherer that died of arthritis. -
40,000 BCE
Use of stone tools
The use of stone tools certainly greatly impacted Aboriginal advacements. The aboriginals used stone for axes, spear tips, hunting tools, sharpening of bark and cutting of fabrics. This ingenious solution so early for their time that greatly improved work efficiency, decorative items and clothing. -
33,000 BCE
Amazing Shelters
The Aboriginals made amazing shelters, being both practical, cultural and artistic, an example of this is the Gabarnmung shelter. It has amazing artistic attributes showing people, stories and animals. It has exquisite practical use by creating a meeting place, a shelter and a place that could be used for spiritual connections, since family used to live there it gives a better connection. -
First Fleet's Landing
Some would say that the First Fleet's landing was revolutionary and in this case, necessary to achieve the level of advancements by this age however it also burdened Australia. Australia being a "wild" country makes it more natural, clear, "old" you could say but when this new technology gave a nasty surprise to Australia, being left untouched for thousands of years, knocked the wildlife in the gut. Australia's wildlife is greatly impacted by this change. This changed the ecosystem of Australia. -
Australian Federation.
Australian federation is one of those amazing events that was, I guess, a win-win because the Aboriginals got recognition and a status as a person really, however, in my opinion they still do not get the respect they deserve but aside from that, this was also a great advancement for the English. The English was connected and were starting to work as a country instead of different islands, this joined the "white colonies" together advanced the English to another step. -
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Stolen Generation
The Stolen Generation was a terrible time where the government tried to steal the children from their homes to try and destroy the Aboriginal cultures. This was terrible and usually either ended at death at a young age, slavery or constantly living in fear of capture if they have escaped. -
Bruce Pascoe
Bruce Pascoe is an inspirational Australian writer that has written multiple books including one of his most well-known one is Dark Emu and Young Dark Emu. This has given both adults and children alike a closer inspection on the real history of Australia, not the twisted truths from the white-settlers. -
National Sorry Day No. 1
The first Sorry Day, a commemoritive day saying sorry to all of the parents, children, family of the stolen generation - a time-span where the "white settlers" took aboriginal children to try and change their culture and essentially wipe out aboriginal cultures. -
Kevin Rudd's Sorry Speech
Kevin Rudd's sorry speech was an amazing speech reaching out to all Australians, saying sorry. This was a selfless act because even though he did not do anything that affected the stolen generations, he never took part in it, he never supported it however he still made this speech, apologizing for the past and giving an offer to work together in a new Australia, turning the page in history.
