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Australia

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The Land Down Under
Victorian Gold Rush Begins: Summerhill Creek and Ballarat Discovery.
Foundation of University of Sydney
Granting Representative Constitutions to Australian Colonies
Western Australia penal colony establishment.
Tragic Shipwreck: Cataraqui Disaster's Toll
Copper discovery at Burra, South Australia.
First Parliamentary Elections in New South Wales
New Zealand declared separate colony from New South Wales.
Discovery of Copper at Kapunda in South Australia
Exploration: Evolution of Port Darwin to Darwin Town
Establishment of City of Adelaide and Sydney City Council in Australia.
First European Names Australia's Highest Peak
First Prussian settlers in South Australia: largest non-British migrant group.
Creation of South Australia's province with 132° E border.
Founding of Melbourne by Batman and Fawkner.
William Wentworth founded Australia's first political party for democracy in New South Wales.
Tolpuddle Martyrs Transported to Sydney and Hobart
Swan River Colony becomes Western Australia.
Penal Settlement at Port Arthur in Van Diemen's Land
Inaugural Sydney Herald publication marks beginning of prominent newspaper.
Change of Administration: Convicts sent back to New South Wales
Military Offensive Moves Aboriginal People in Tasmania to Tasman Peninsula
Summary: Perth settlement established.
Charting the Darling River by Charles Sturt.
Sturt charts Murray River, reaches Goolwa.
Captain Charles Fremantle took possession of the western side of Australia for the British crown.
British Claim of Australian Territory-Pacific Landfalls
Establishment of Western Australia's First Settlement: King George Sound to Albany in 1832
Permission was granted to change the name of the continent from "New Holland" to "Australia".
Annexation of Bathurst and Melville Islands
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