Australia - History Timeline
Contents
- Australia - A continent "Down Under"
- Regions and Climate
- People of Australia
- Plants and Animals
- The Australian Way of Life
- Australia's Economy
- Sydney, Canberra and Other Cities
- Australian Sights and Tourist Attractions - Places to See
- Timeline of Australia's History
1770
James Cook explored the eastern coast of Australia and named it New South Wales.
1778
Great Britain made New South Wales a colony for prisoners.
1851
Gold was discovered in New South Wales and Victoria.
1901
Australia became an independent country. Its capital was Melbourne.
1927
Canberra became the new capital of Australia
1967
The Australian government passed laws to help the Aborigines and started giving them back their land.
1999
Australia’s population voted to stay a monarchy. Elisabeth II remains the Head of State.
2000
Sydney organised the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Downloadable PDF Text- and Worksheets
Words
- capital = the city or town where the government gets together
- discover = to find something for the first time
- explore = to travel around a place and try to find out something about it
- independent =free
- law =the rules that a country has
- prisoner = a person who is in a place from which he cannot get away
- vote = to mark a paper to show that you want something