Questions.
What have you learnt doing this timeline?
I have learnt lots about Australian History like, Captain James Cook arrives on the West Coast of Australia. I have also learnt how to use lots of different web sites like world book student, TROVE and scootle.
What would you change if you did this activity again?
I would change the dates, infomation and images because I would learn more about Australian History.
What I have liked about inquiry learning?
I have loved learning lots of things about Australia. I also have liked learning things like web sites to get Australian infomation and web sites that we all use.
What I have liked about inquiry learning?
I have loved learning lots of things about Australia. I also have liked learning things like web sites to get Australian infomation and web sites that we all use.
Australian history
1616 Dirck Hartog lands on Dirck Hartog island on the west coast of Australia.
1619 Fredrik deHoutman charts the south- west coast of Western Australia.
1644 Abel Tasman charts the north coast from Cape York Peninsula to Western Australia.
1770 Captain James Cook sails into Botany Bay and claims Australia for Britain. Captain James Cook charts the east coast of Australia.
1788 Laperouse explores the east coast of Australia. The first fleet sales into port Jackson. Aboriginal Population is over 500000. Colonisation of Australia begins. The Fleet arrives at Botany Bay.
1789 A small pox outbreak devastates the Aboriginal communities of Botany Bay, Port Jackson, and Broken Bay.
1825 Van Diemen’s Land becomes a separate colony. In 1856 it is renamed Tasmania.
1829 Western Australia is formed. A colony is set up in Perth on the south west coast Australia.
1899 Australian volunteers fight in the Boer war. First Australian troops leave for South Africa to fight in the Boer war.
1901 Federation of Australia declared. Australian common wealth formed. Edward Barton is first prime minister. Aboriginal population is 66950.Drought-resitant wheat grown. Albert Namatjira born. Dame Nellie Melba Tours Melbourne. Bubonic plague outbreak.
1903 Alfred Deakin becomes Australia’s second prime minister. Australia becomes world’s largest gold producer. First commonwealth postage stamp released –costs eight cents.
1904 Watson First labour prime minister. Reid takes over in the same year. Sydney streets get electric lightning.
1905 Deakin returns as prime minister typhoid fever kills 650 Australians. World’s first- length movie- The story of Kelly gang- is made in Australia.
1908 Fisher is new labour prime minister.
1909 Deakin becomes prime minister for the third time.
1910 Fisher becomes prime minister again.
1911 Douglas Mawson leads expedition to Antarctica. The site for the national capital at Canberra is acquired.
