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Australian History Timeline
Sarah Machell
Created on July 7, 2024
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48,000 BCE The Australian & Pacific Migration Early humans migrate to Australia
18,000 BCE The Great Drought Major drought leads to megafauna extinction
16,000 BCE The Great FloodExtensive flooding reshapes the landscape
28,000 BCE Last Ice Age BeginsOnset of significant climatic change
1,500 BCEStone Tools replace Bone ToolsShift in tool-making technology
7,000 BCE Agriculture arrives in AustraliaIntroduction of farming practices.
12,000 BCE Formation of Bass Strait Tasmania is isolated from mainland Australia due to flooding
6,000 BCESeparation of New Guinea Cut off from mainland Australia due to flooding
Australian History Timeline
1788First Penal Colony in SydneyCaptain Arthur Phillip establishes settlement
1,500 BCEDomestication of the Dingo Wild dogs tamed by indigenous people.
1770 James Cook makes landfallObserves Aboriginal culture at Botany Bay
1606First European Contact with AustraliaDutch explorer Willem Janszoon arrives
1891Commonwealth of Australia Created under British rule
January 26, 1788“Australia Day”/“Invasion Day” Arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney
1803Australia's Name ChangeSuggested by explorer Matthew Flinders
1827British Claim AustraliaColonization expands across the continent