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60,000 BCE
Evidence of First Ever Modern Human in Australia (homo-sapien).
There are human remains and fossils that were found in Australia, dating back 60000. This is the oldest evidence of the modern human (homo sapien) ever, anywhere in the world. This is proof that the Indigenous were indeed modern and not nomads like the European documenters described. -
50,000 BCE
Evidence of People Using Trade Economy
There is evidence that the Indigenous peoples of Australia used the trade economy. They exchanged different materials and things for things that they didn't have. -
40,000 BCE
Mungo Man Lived
The discovery of this ancient man, who lived 42,000 helped historians learn more about our blurry past. He provided evidence of the life style in earlier times, allowing researchers to access the knowledge of how the Indigenous lived for so long. He also gave the researchers the body structure of people in that time. -
35,000 BCE
Evidence of People Using Stone Tools
There were stone tools found somewhere in Australia, that dates back to 35000 years ago. -
The First Fleet Arrived
The First Fleet arrival was when the First Fleet (a group of 11 ships named Alexander, Charlotte, Friendship, Lady Penrhyn, Prince of Wales, HMS Sirius, HMS Supply, Borrowdale, Fishburn and Golden Grove) landed on the shores of Sydney Cove. When they arrived, many convicts, marines and the captain departed, landing on a very foreign land that they haven't explored before. Most of the passengers aboard the First Fleet were convicts, sentenced to the punishment of transportation. -
Bennelong and Phillip Met
This marked the friendship between the European settlers and the Indigenous peoples. Bennelong and Phillip were what we would call "best mates" and served as a bridge between the two groups. Their tale was quite an amazing one. Governor Phillip intended to make friends with the Indigenous and communicate with them, allowing him to trade between the two peoples. To do this, Phillip decided to kidnap two people and force them to be a bridge between the two communities. One of the was Bennelong. -
Federation of Australia
After 131 years, all the states and territories of Australia came together to form a country, resulting in Australia. The governors and leaders of each state/territory decided to join which would provide a better and more structured life for its citizens. -
Australia Introduced an Official Currency
10 years after federation, the Australian government introduced an official currency based on the British currency system, using pounds, shillings and pence. -
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The Stolen Generation
During this time period, Indigenous children were forcefully taken from their homes and forced to "assimilate" into white culture. They were often treated brutally in the care home they were sent to and they were restricted from speaking their native language or following their culture. They were given to white families who needed workers so after the children finished school at 14 years of age, they were sent to work. -
First Australia Day is Celebrated
This is the day that the citizens of Australia first celebrated Australia day. This day was used to celebrated the day that the First Fleet arrived on the shores of Sydney Cove. -
Mungo Man Discovered
This discovery gave scientists and historians much more information about the tradition, culture and anatomical structure of the humans living in Australia tens of thousands of years ago. -
National Sorry Speech
This marks the day that Kevin Rudd gave the Sorry speech. The speech aimed to make amends between the Indigenous and the settlers by saying sorry to all the misdeeds of the early European settlers and the discrimination against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Thanks to this day, every year, Australia has a Sorry Day, which marks this event.
