Australian+History

Australian History
Here is a brief time line of some of the events that have shaped Australia adapted from [|here]. You have been allocated an event, your job is to research the event and create a wiki page for it. Your wiki page does not have to be long, but does have to (1) describe the event, and (2) put the event into context (why it is important, what happened before and after). Make sure you reference any websites you use in your research by providing links to them. If you can include an interesting picture or video that would be great, but be sure to reference the source.

Mr Bailey has researched and written about this event as an example of what is required.

In order to research your event you could try [|Googling] it, looking on [|Wikipedia] or on specialist websites like [|culture.gov.au].

Remember:
 * Research the event.
 * Keep a list of the sites you used (perhaps paste them into a document as you go)
 * Write a short summary of the event. Do NOT copy and paste, use your own words.
 * Add your references with links.
 * Add a picture if you can find one.
 * Get someone to check your grammar and spelling
 * Anyone in the world is going to be able to see your work, you owe it to them to make it accurate and clear. You owe it to yourself to make in look neat and readable.


 * * > 70,000 BC: Aborigines are thought to have immigrated to Australia ||
 * * 42,000 BC: Aboriginal engravings are found in South Australia dating back to this time. ||
 * * 35,000 BC: Aborigines are thought to have reached Tasmania. ||
 * * 2000 BC: The Dingo is the first domesticated animal to reach Australia. ||
 * * 1300 AD: Marco Polo discusses an great unexplored southern land. ||
 * * 1616 AD: Dirk Hartog, a Dutch explorer, sails to Western Australia. ||
 * * 1688 AD: William Dampier, English explorer, arrives on the west coast of Australia. ||
 * * 1770: Captain James Cook lands on the more hospitable east coast of Australia and claims it for Britain. ||
 * * 1804: Hobart Town is established in Van Diemens Land which is now known as Tasmania. ||
 * * 1820's Squatting ||
 * * 1833: Port Arthur opens as a penal settlement in Tasmania. ||
 * * 1851: The gold rush begins near Bathurst in New South Wales. ||
 * * 1853: The last convicts are shipped to Tasmania. ||
 * * 1868: The last convicts are transported to Australia. ||
 * * 1873: Ayers Rock is first sighted by Europeans. ||
 * * 1876: The last full blooded Tasmanian aboriginal, Truganini, dies. ||
 * * 1901: The Commonwealth of Australia becomes a reality. ||
 * * 1914-1918: Australian troops fight in World War 1. ||
 * * 1920: QANTAS is formed as a local airline. ||
 * * 1923: Vegemite is first produced. ||
 * * 1927: The first Federal Parliament is held in Canberra. ||
 * * 1932: Sydney Harbour Bridge opens. ||
 * * 1933: Western Australia produces a referendum for secession from England but it is rejected by Parliament. ||
 * * 1939-1945: Australian troops fight in World War 2. ||
 * * 1948: The first all Australian car is produced-the Holden. ||
 * * 1956: Melbourne hosts the Olympics. ||
 * * 1965: Australian troops sent to the Vietnam War. ||
 * * 1971: Neville Bonner becomes the first Aboriginal to be a Member of Parliament. ||
 * * 1973: The Sydney Opera House opens. ||
 * * 1981: Asian immigration increases. ||
 * * 1983: Australia wins the America's Cup. ||
 * * 1988: Bicentenary: The new Parliament House opens in Canberra. ||
 * * 2000: Sydney Olympics ||