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1606 BCE
Aboriginal Owners
*1.6 billion people estimated to have lived in Australia over 70,000 years prior to British Colonisation.
*The greatest population density was to be found in the southern and eastern regions,of the continent, the Murray River in particular. -
Captain Cook's landing
*In 1770 Lieutenant James Cook claimed the east coast in the name of the UK and named it the New South Wales.
*The combination of disease, loss of land and direct violence reduced the Aboriginal population by an estimated 90% between 1788 and 1900 -
Settlements of the Van Diemen's land
- The man motivation for the British to settle in van diemen's land between 1803 and 1804 was fear of the french colonizing part of the island.
- The island was discovered and named in 1642 by Abel J. Tasman, a celebrated navigator under Van Diemen's command.
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1850's Gold Rush
*At the time when Australia was not yet a nation but still a number of separate British colonies, gold was discovered is many different numbers of places, the gold rush that followed changed our Australian history. -
1854 - Eureka Stockade
*The Battle of the Eureka Stockade, by which the rebellion is popularly known, was fought between miners and the colonial forces of Australia at Eureka Lead and named for the stockade structure erected by miners during the conflict. -
Federation occurs
*Australia became an independent nation when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia. -
Canberra as a capital
Canberra was chosen as capital city because they couldn't choose between Melbourne and Sydeny -
WW1
*The Allies included Britain, France, Australia, Russia, Italy and the United States. These countries fought against the Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. Archduke Ferdinand, of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated by a Serb. -
WW2
*World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. -
Remembrance day
*Remembrance day is a memorial day to show that we are thankful for the people that fought ww1, its the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
