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Europeans explore coast of Australia
An estimated 54 european ships from different nations explored the coast of australia. In the early 17th century, a spanish explorer almost landed in Australia, but instead landed on a island in Vanuatu. -
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Captain Cook landing
English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charted the eastern coast, and claimed it for the British Crown. Australia was dubbed "terra nullius".According to the European legal precepts of the era, it was "owned" by no-one. -
America!!!
The American Revolution was a political uproar that took place between 1765 and 1783 during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America. -
Europeans change location
Deciding that Botany Bay was unsuitable for settlement, Captain Arthur Phillip set out with a party in three open boats to seek out another site. He later reported to Lord Sydney, British Secretary of State; "We got into Port Jackson early in the Afternoon, and had the satisfaction of finding the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand Sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security." He selected a cove with a stream and named it Sydney Cove. -
Pemulwuy leads the Eora against British Settlement
Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal that lived in the Sydney area in the Eora language group. He saw the British as invaders of Aboriginal land and was responsible for organising small groups of Aboriginal warriors to attack British farms, small towns and troops. -
Governor Macquarie's Native Insitution is established
Macquarie was appointed Governor of New South Wales, designated to take over from William Bligh. He was raised in scottland and at the age of 15, joined the army. He quuickly went up through the ranks and when he became governor of australia, he was one of the many people who supported the name Australia. -
Myall Creek massacre
The Myall Creek massacre near Gwydir River, in the central New South Wales district of Namoi, involved the killing of up to 30 unarmed Indigenous Australians by eleven white Europeans. -
Death of Truganini
Truganini was the last (official) surviving tasmanian aborigine. She lost her mother, sister and soon to be husband at a young age, all of them the victims of colonial violence. She was inteligent and resourceful and tried to protect other aboriginal survivors of the black wars. -
Start of WW1
Austro-Hungarian heir to be the emperor is assassinated by serbians which is the begginning of the Great war more commonly known as World War One. It impacted Australia because Britain declared war on Germany and since Australia was part of the commonwealth they had to fight. This affected Australian lives because they were at the Gallipoli landings with New Zealand where lots of lives were lost.
