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The Land Down Under
Henry Lawson's passing at 55.
Edith Cowan Becomes First Woman Elected to Parliament
Qantas Airline is Founded
Billy Hughes Reelected as Prime Minister
Treaty of Versailles Grants Mandate over German New Guinea.
Darwin Rebellion: Demonstrators Demand Gilruth's Resignation
First World War Ends with 60,000 Australian Casualties
Australian Troops Spearhead the Battle of Amiens
Second Conscription Referendum Rejected
Battle of Beersheba: Australian cavalry charge captures town from Ottoman Turks.
Billy Hughes Reelected as Prime Minister
First Conscription Referendum Denied
Formation of Returned Sailors’ and Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia
Heavy Australian Casualties in the Western Front
Beginning of the "Six O'Clock Swill".
Billy Hughes Assumed Office as the 7th Prime Minister of Australia
Surrendered Territory Now Part of Capital Territory
Gallipoli: ANZAC soldiers' landing in Turkey.
Duke Kahanamoku Popularize Surfing
Andrew Fisher Becomes Prime Minister
Australian Soldiers Fight in World War I Under Their Flag for the First Time.
Joseph Cook Elected 6th Prime Minister
Canberra Named Official Capital
Foundation Stone Laid for Canberra City.
Founding of Central Flying School
Australian Women Debut at Summer Olympics
Walter Burley Griffin Wins the Design Competition for the City of Canberra
Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Landmark National Census Conducted
Creation of Northern Territory as Separate Entity from South Australia
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