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Colonial History of Australia
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1999
Australian Republic Referendum, where the majority voted to maintain the monarchy.
1820s
The expansion of sheep farming, leading to economic growth known as the Australian 'wool boom'.
1803
The establishment of Hobart, making it one of the earliest European settlements in Australia.
1788
First Fleet lands in New South Wales, marking the beginning of British settlement.
1932
Opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, symbolizing Australia's modernization efforts during the Great Depression.
1942
The bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces during World War II, leading to wartime collaboration with the USA.
1829
Establishment of Western Australia, originally as the Swan River Colony.
1851
The discovery of gold in New South Wales and Victoria leads to the Australian Gold Rushes.
1966
Australia's currency was decimalised, the Australian dollar replaced the Australian pound.
1911
The establishment of Canberra as the capital city of Australia.
1836
Foundation of South Australia as a freely settled British province, not a penal colony.
1983
Australia wins the America's Cup, breaking the United States' 132-year hold on the sailing trophy.
1915
The ANZACs land at Gallipoli, which becomes a defining moment in Australian national identity.
1975
The dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam by Governor-General Sir John Kerr.
2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's formal apology to the Indigenous Australians, particularly the Stolen Generations.
1770
James Cook claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
1967
Referendum on Aboriginal Australians, allowing them to be included in the population count and federal laws.
1901
Federation of Australia; the six colonies unite to form the Commonwealth of Australia.
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