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Between 1870 and 1890 average income per person in Australia was more than 50 per cent higher than that of the United States, giving Australia one of the highest living standards in the world. [31] The size of the government sector almost doubled from 10 per cent of national expenditure in 1850 to 19 per cent in 1890.
Traill, part-owner of the Bulletin, was aware of the literary talents of his sister-in-law Pattie Lewis, who had been, as "Mab", writing children's stories for the Sydney Mail. He offered the 17-year-old a column to be called A Woman's Letter , which involved reporting on the comings and goings of notable Sydney socialites.
The history of Australia from 1788 to 1850 covers the early British colonial period of Australia's history. This started with the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson on the lands of the Eora , and the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales as part of the British Empire .
3 January – A state flag of Western Australia is adopted.; 1 February – A state flag of Victoria is adopted, although with no crown like the current flag.; 22 March – A state flag of Queensland is adopted, with a portrait of Queen Victoria.
This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Database , on the various heritage registers of the States and territories of Australia , or by the National Trust of Australia .
Between 1870 and 1890 average income per person in Australia was more than 50 per cent higher than that of the United States, giving Australia one of the highest living standards in the world. [216] The size of the government sector almost doubled from 10 per cent of national expenditure in 1850 to 19 per cent in 1890.
This article provides a list of wars occurring between 1800 and 1899.Conflicts of this era include the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, the American Civil War in North America, the Taiping Rebellion in Asia, the Paraguayan War in South America, the Zulu War in Africa, and the Australian frontier wars in Oceania.
1870–1890: Kalkadoon Wars. 1884: Battle of Battle Mountain; 1873: Battle Camp massacre; 1874–1875: Blackfellow's Creek massacre A painting depicting the Castle Hill convict rebellion; 1874: Barrow Creek massacre; 1875: Massacre of Running Waters; 1877 'Showdown on the Bridge' in Branxholm; 1879: Cape Bedford massacre; 1880s: Koonchera Point ...