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Industrial revolution begins
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The spinning jenny is invented by James Hargreaves
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first fleet arrives at Australia
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204 ships leave England to carry slaves from Africa to the Americas
The busiest slave trading year for Britain -
pemulwuy is killed
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Slave trade is abolished in UK
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melbourne founded
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Myall creek masscare
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buckland river riot
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women in australia gain the right to vote in commonwealth election
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Federation of Australia
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Immigration Restriction Act passed
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the harvester judgement
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Australian vote against conscription (the first vote)
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Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
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world war 1 begins
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ANZAC troops land at galipoli
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World War 1 ends
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The US declares war on Germany - entering WW1
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James Watt invents the first reliable steam-engine