wk 6&7

By simisidhu123

  • Immigration from Britain and Ireland

    Immigration from Britain and Ireland
    From 1788 to 1868 Britain transported more than 160,000 convicts from its overcrowded prisons to the Australian colonies, forming the basis of the first migration from Europe to Australia. When these first Europeans arrived they did not find an empty land as expected.

  • Federation

    Federation
    Australia's 6 British colonies became one nation on 1 January 1901.

  • World War 1

    World War 1
    War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918.

  • Conscription Debate

    Conscription Debate
    The 1916 referendum was the first of two during the First World War and one of many conscription debates throughout Australian military history. By 1916 both New Zealand and Great Britain had introduced compulsory military service.

  • The Labor Party Split

    The Labor Party Split
    The Australian Labor Party split of 1916 occurred following severe disagreement within the Australian Labor Party over the issue of proposed World War I

  • he Depression Years

    he Depression Years
    Australia suffered badly during the period of the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Depression began with the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and rapidly spread worldwide.