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Australia Timeline
Dates Events
April 28, 1770 Captain James Cook, docks on the east coast of Australia and takes possession on behalf of England.
1788 Establishment of the 1st colony in Sydney, after the arrival of a fleet made up of 11 ships and loaded with 1,500 convicts and soldiers accompanied by their families.
1797 The merino sheep are introduced to the continent.
1804 Beginning of the colonization of Tasmania.
1813 George Baxland, William Wentworth, and William Lawson manage to make their way through the Blue Mountains and lead the way to exploration of the inland.
1829 Perth Foundation.
1835 Founding of Melbourne by John Batman, Tasmanian farmer, on land "bought" from local aborigines.
1851 Creation of the State of Victoria.

Beginning of the gold rush after the discovery of veins in New South Wales and Victoria.

1859 Creation of the State of Queensland.
1862 John Stuart succeeds the 1st crossing of the continent from south to north.
1872 The telegraph connects Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs.
1873 Discovery of the site of Uluru (Ayers Rock).
1876 Death of the last native of Tasmania.
1890 Discovery of gold veins in Western Australia.
January 1, 1901 The 6 colonies founded are federated into a single nation: creation of the Commonwealth of Australia.
1914-1918 World War 1.

More than 300,000 volunteer soldiers are sent to the sides of the mother country England.

1920 Creation of Qantas, national airline.
1923 Creation of Vegemite (salty spread to taste ... we leave it to you to appreciate ...).
1929 The Great Depression hits the country.
1935 Opening of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
1948 Manufacture of the Holden. 1st car entirely made in Australia.
1956 Olympic Games held in Melbourne.

Television is coming to Australia.

1967 A referendum massively grants the status of citizen to the Aborigines.
1971 Neville Bonner becomes the 1st Aboriginal MP.
1973 Opening of the Sydney Opera House.
1976 Advance Australia Fair becomes the Australian national anthem.
1981 Increase in Asian immigration.
1986 The Australia Act severed legal ties with Great Britain.
1992-1993 Mabo Ruling recognizes the presence of Aborigines before English colonization.
1997 Publication of the Bringing Them Home report. The state governments apologize to the aboriginal populations in particular on the subject of "stolen generations". The Howard government refuses a formal apology.
2000 Sydney hosts the Olympic Games.
13-Feb-08 The government of Kevin Rudd issues a formal apology to the Aboriginal peoples on behalf of the federal government.
24-June-10 Australia appoints for the first time in its history a woman as Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, Labor Party.
janv-11 Cyclone Yasi hits Queensland severely and causes enormous damage. Farmers and hoteliers are being hit hard as Queensland’s economy thrives primarily on agriculture and the tourism industry.
sept-12 Illegal immigrants (called the “boat people”) arrive en masse in Australia, which signs agreements with Nauru and Papua New Guinea to send these asylum seekers to camps located on these islands.
june-13 Kevin Rudd resumes his post as Prime Minister and ousts Julia Gillard.
07-sept-13 The Liberal Party wins the legislative elections and Tony Abbott becomes the new Prime Minister.
December 15-16, 2014 Hostage-taking in a café on Martin Place in Sydney. The terrorist claimed to be from the Islamic State. All of Australia felt deeply shocked and hurt after this tragic event.
14-sept-15 Prime Minister Tony Abbott faces a vote of no confidence organized by his party (Liberal) and loses to Malcolm Turnbull who becomes the new Prime Minister of the country.

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