Set: Geography 7th grade Australia

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40,000 years agoAborigines in Australia
1605- 06Dutch- William Janz- landed in Gulf of Carpenteria
1642- 44Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania- originally called Van Diman's land
1740James Cook- East coast- Botany Bay
1788Penal Colony in Sydney
1802Flinders circumnavigation Australia- important b/c he discovered it was an island
1817the name "Australia" first in use (Australia- south of asia)
1851- 60gold rush- baathurst- NSW
1850s- 1973white australian policy
1868no more convicts
1901commonwealth of Australia formed, women got right to vote
1914- 18ANZAC formed
1927Canberra capitol- Walter Burley Griffin architect
1928flying doctor service
1932Sydney Harbor Bridge
1942Darwin Bombed
1967Interracial marriges allowed, troops to Vietnam
1978statehood for NT

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Created May 10, 2009
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