Colonial Australia Defining Moments, 1788–1900 | What do you know about Australian history? | Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia

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Learning module:

Colonial Australia Defining Moments, 1788–1900

Setting the scene

What do you know about Australian history?

<p><em>Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross</em>, watercolour by Charles A Doudiet, 1 December 1854</p>

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<p><em>Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross</em>, watercolour by Charles A Doudiet, 1 December 1854</p>

Here are 20 significant events that happened in the 1700s and 1800s in Australia, which you will learn about in this module.

Before you find out about them, take this quiz to see what you already know about each one.

At the end of the quiz you can see what actually happened in each case.