1794 ⟶ Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians

1816: The Hawkesbury and Nepean Wars, which were a series of...
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🚢 First Fleet Lands in Australia

First Fleet arrives in Australia⟶
First Fleet Lands in Australia (1788)
ColonialismBritish EmpireIndigenous AustraliansExplorationSettlementNew South WalesExpansionism
AustraliaAustraliaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ 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.⟶
Escalation of Conflicts between Settlers and Aboriginal Australians (1794)
ColonialismIndigenous AustraliansNew South WalesMilitary ConflictViolenceExpansionism
AustraliaAustralia

💀 Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide Begins

1832: Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines.⟶
Tasmanian Aboriginal Genocide Begins (1828)
GenocideColonialismIndigenous RightsTasmaniaBritish EmpireViolenceRacial DiscriminationHuman Rights
AustraliaAustralia

⛏️ Discovery of Gold in Victoria, Australia

1860s: Victorian gold rush in Australia.⟶
Discovery of Gold in Victoria, Australia (1851)
Gold RushColonialismImmigrationMiningEconomic BoomSettlement
AustraliaAustralia

🪖 Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population

November – December: Failed Emu War in Australia. Third Round Table Conference.⟶
Australian Military Fails to Control Emu Population (1932)
MilitaryWarfareWeapons
AustraliaAustralia

🔪 Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania

April 28 – 29: The Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, Australia leaves 35 people dead, leading to tighter gun regulations in Australia.⟶
Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania (1996)
Mass ShootingCrimeTasmaniaViolence
AustraliaAustralia