Sydney opera house sails

timeline of australian history by sarah

By riley
  • Nov 21, 1200

    Aboriginals

    Aboriginals
    Aboriginal tribes arrived

  • explorers

    explorers
    explorers including Janz, Torres, Harthog, Tasman and Dampier explaore the coast of australia

  • captain James Cook

    captain James Cook
    James Cook claimed australia as terra nullius and it became part of Brittan

  • first fleet

    first fleet
    first fleet arived under Auther Phillip at sydney cove

  • Mathew Flinders

    Mathew Flinders
    mathew flinders completes the first circum navigation of australia

  • tazmainian settlement begins

    tazmainian settlement begins
    a settlement in tazmainia begins

  • australia

    australia
    Australia becomes known as Australia

  • gold rush

    gold rush
    the victorian gold rush starts

  • stockade

    Eurekaa stockade

  • Ayers Rock

    Ayers Rock
    Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans.

  • Truganini, dies.

    Truganini, dies.
    The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies.

  • world wara1

    world wara1
    Australian troops fight in World War 1.

  • vegimite

    vegimite
    vegimite was first produced

  • sydney harbour bridge

    sydney harbour bridge
    Sydney Harbour Bridge opens.

  • world war 2

    world war 2
    Australian troops fight in World War 2.

  • sydney opera house

    sydney opera house
    The Sydney Opera House opens.

  • olympics

    olympics
    The Sydney Olympics held.