Year 9 History Timeline

  • Fist Fleet Arrival

    Fist Fleet Arrival
    The First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay, NSW carrying 11 ships full of convicts from all over the world, after a long voyage of three months. This event changed the life and well-being of the native indigenious people for ever because they had been isolated and lived alone for 40,000 years and all of a sudden a new colony formed on there land. <a href='http://www.migrationherita
  • Invention Of The Gatling Gun

    Invention Of The Gatling Gun
    The gatling gun was invented in 1861 by Richard J Gatling and was patented in 1862. The gun was capable of firring continusuly but it required someone to first crank it. It was well know for its use during the American Civil war in the 1860's. This was a fantastic and uesful invention as the indeiginous peoples didnt have the resources to defeat the gun .
  • Overland Telegraph Connects Australia to Asia

    Overland Telegraph Connects Australia to Asia
    The overland telegraph line was completed and the first communications between Asia and Australia were stablized. The first message took 9 days to reach Adealiade. It was created to help communicate and trade with conutries outside of Australia mostly Asia.
  • Federation Of Australia

    Federation Of Australia
    Six seprate colonies become one nation Australia.A service was held in centenial park Sydney. The first governor-general Lord Hopetoun was sworn in and the first prime minister Edmuc Barton was sworn in as head of the country.
  • Landing At Galiopoli

    Landing At Galiopoli
    The landing at Galipoli was the first arrival of ANZAC troops in World War One at ANZAC cove. Over 12,000 troops arivved at the beach from boats , but the turksish army were waiting and hiding in the cliffs and mountains and mowed down over 2,000 troops. Australia was forced to participate in the war as Australia was under control by the British who were already taking place in the war and needed an allie to help them .