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The consumerism, entertainment culture, and new technologies that characterised the 1920s in the United States were also found in Australia. Prohibition was not implemented in Australia, though anti-alcohol forces were successful in having hotels closed after 6 pm, and closed altogether in a few city suburbs. [304]
Initially a free colony, Western Australia later accepted British convicts, because of suffering a lack of settlers and an acute labour shortage. The colony of South Australia was settled in 1836, with its western and eastern boundaries set at 132° and 141° East of Greenwich, and to the north at latitude 26° South. [46]
It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Copper was discovered at Burra in South Australia. 1849: 1 June: Western Australia became a penal colony. 1850: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] granted representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. These colonies set about ...
The First Fleet led by Captain Arthur Phillip left England on 13 May 1787 to found a penal colony in Australia. It reached Botany Bay in mid-January 1788. It reached Botany Bay in mid-January 1788. Phillip had decided to move the settlement to Sydney Cove in Port Jackson , but the British ships were unable to leave Botany Bay until 26 January ...
European land exploration of Australia deals with the opening up of the interior of Australia to European settlement which occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, 1788–1900. A number of these explorers are very well known, such as Burke and Wills who are well known for their failed attempt to cross the interior of Australia, as ...
Giant ‘megaraptor’ dinosaur species discovered in Australia. Vishwam Sankaran. February 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM. Giant 20-foot-long raptor dinosaurs once roamed Australia, ...
And while driving through Southern Australia, Burns saw the aftermath of the 2019-2020 bushfires, during which more than 10 million hectares of land burned and over a billion animals are estimated ...
The lesser-known region of Australia that the crowds haven't discovered yet. Joanna Whitehead. January 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM.