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Captain Cook 1770
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Australian History Timeline
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The First Fleet
The First Fleet sailed on 13 May 1787 -
Matthew Flinders
Matthew Flinders was a navigator, hydrographer and scientist He went to navy in 1789. -
Western Australia 1829
Western Australia was established June 1 1827 It is now a country and a lot people live there. -
The Discovery of Gold in Bathurst
In 1851, Edward Hargraves discovered gold near Bathurst inside a waterhole. -
The Effects of the Gold Rush 1852
During the Gold Rush there was a lot of cruel events.
A lot of people died during the Gold Rush and other people burnt other peoples tents. -
The Eureka Stockade 1854
The Eureka was a 20 minute battle between miners and government soldiers. About 30 miners and 5 soldiers died and a person named Peter Lalor was badly wounded. The Eureka Stockade occurred by a disagreement over what gold miners felt were unfair laws of their work by the government. After the Eureka Stockade, Governor Hotham abolished the
miners licence and replaced it with something called the "Miner's Right" and the fee cost £1 a year. -
The Father of the Federation's Speech 1889
Henry Parkes, the 'Father of Federation', was born on 27 May 1815 in Warwickshire, England.His family was forced off their farm by debt and moved to Glamorganshire. -
The Federation 1901
The Federation occurred in 1901 and was joining 6 colonies to form a nation.
