1851 ⟶ Discovery of Gold in Victoria, Australia
1860s: Victorian gold rush in Australia.
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⚔️ Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians
1816: The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were a series of incidents between settlers and New South Wales Corps and the Aboriginal Australian clans of the Hawkesbury river in Sydney, Australia.⟶
ColonialismIndigenous AustraliansNew South WalesMilitary ConflictViolenceExpansionism
Australia💀 Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide Begins
1832: Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines.⟶
GenocideColonialismIndigenous RightsTasmaniaBritish EmpireViolenceRacial DiscriminationHuman Rights
Australia⛏️ Discovery of Gold in Victoria, Australia
1860s: Victorian gold rush in Australia.⟶
Gold RushColonialismImmigrationMiningEconomic BoomSettlement
Australia🧊 James Harrison Invents Practical Ice-Making Machine
James Harrison produces the world's first practical ice making machine and refrigerator using the principle of vapour compression in Geelong, Australia.⟶
Industrial Revolution
Australia🇦🇺 Australian Colonies Federate
ColonialismPolitical HistoryNationalismCommonwealthSelf-GovernmentBritish Empire
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