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First Contant Between Australians And Europeans
Dutchman Willem Jansz sails past what is current day Queensland. This is when the first contant between indigenous Australians ans Europeans occurs. Source:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/key-dates-in-australian-history.html -
Second European Voyage to Western Australia
Captain Dirk Hartog, a Dutch explorer, becomes the second European to land on Australia's western coast. Source:
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/australia/autimeln.htm -
People Recognize Australia's Four Coasts
Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, sails around Australia. He is the first to discover that Australia has four coasts. Source:
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/australia/autimeln.htm -
The Swan River is Named
A Dutch sailor names Swan River after seeing the black swans living there. The sailor's name was Willem De Vlamingh and he was on a boat called Geelvinck. He was exploring the mouth of the river when he first saw the swans. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Sulawesian Fishermen/Traders
Many people from Sulawesi (Sulawesi is now part of Indonesia) started settling along Australia's coast. They were mostly traders and fishermen. This created good trading relationships between Indigenous people and the Sulawesi people. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
New South Wales is Created
Lieutenant James Cook claims the southern coast of Australia for Britian. He calls the land New South Wales. This was the first time a European saw the southern side of Australia. Source:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/key-dates-in-australian-history.html -
European Colonisation
Governor Arthor Phillip lead the first fleet towards Australia, planning on colonising it. The fleet consisted of eleven ships. Source:
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Britian Claims Australia
Britaian cliams Australia and established its one of its six colonies. Source:
http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/australia/history-timeline -
Australia Starts Exporting Merino Wool
Australia first publicly exports Merino wool. It was sent from Sydney to Europe. Now 80% of the worlds Marino wool comes from Australia. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Annual Squatting License Fees
Govenor Richard Bourke starts annual fines on squatters. He does this to try to stop Indigenous Australians from being killed and to regulate the use of the land. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Gold Rush
Gold is found at in a few places, causing gold rushes. The rushes lasted 10 years. The population increases a lot and passes the million mark because of this gold rush. So many Chinese enter Australia so a restriction is set up to stop any more from entering. Aborigines aren't treated well during this time leading to their numbers collapsing. Source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15675556 -
Secret Ballots Intruded
Australia becomes the first place to start a secret ballot for elections. Source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15675556 -
The Overland Telegraph Line is Completed
The Overland Telegraph Line is completed. News can now be transported to Australia from Europe in hours. Before news took months to travel that far. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Truganini Dies
The last full-blooded Tasmanian aboriginal dies. His name was Truganini. Source:
http://www.clickforaustralia.com/History.htm -
Australian Depression
Australia's economy was booming, but it suddenly stopped and sent Australia into a depression. The depression lasted three years. It was started by many payment issues. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Self-Defense Program
A self-defense program is started that requires all men (age 12 - 26) to participate in military training. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Influenze Epidemic Starts
An infuenza epidemic kills aproximately 12,000 Australians. The epidemic started in 1918 and ended in 1919. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Australia Declares War On Germany
Australia declares war on Nazi Germany. They followed Britian into WWII. Source:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15675556 -
Indigenous Australians Can Vote
Every state, except for Queensland, allows Indigenous Australians to vote. Queensland later allows them to vote in 1965. Source:
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/australia/autimeln2.htm -
Prime Minister Disappears
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears. He went out swimming and never returned. His body was never found. He was at his Sorrento holiday house when this occured. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Earthquake in Newcastle
A devastating earthquake causes a lot of damage in Newcastle. Three people are killed in the natural disaster. Source:
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/australia/autimeln2.htm -
Chemical Storage Area Explodes
A chemical storage area on Coode Island explodes. This happened in Melbourne. A huge toxic cloud sat over city as the facility below burned for more than two hours. Sources:
*http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/australia/autimeln2.htm
*http://www.abc.net.au/archives/timeline/1990s.htm -
Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics are held in Sydney. There were 10,651 participants and 199 nations in it. Source:
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The Sydney Opera House Becomes a World Heritage Site
The Sydney Opera House is declared a world heritage site. It is currently the youngest site on that list. Source:
http://aushistorytimeline.com/ -
Black Saturday Bushfires
There were massive bushfires that devastated Victoria. 173 people were killed. The fires started on Febuary 7th and ended on March 14th. Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Australian_history
