Colonial Australia Defining Moments, 1788–1900

1.1 Introduction 1.2 Convicts sent to Australia: ‘When prisoners walked the land’ 1.3 Merino sheep introduced: ‘The sheep that killed kangaroos’ 1.4 Myall Creek massacre: ‘When murderers faced the law’ 1.5 The discovery of gold: ‘Gold fever!’ 1.6 Eureka Stockade: ‘When blood stained the wattle’ 1.7 Secret ballot: ‘Vote for me!’ 1.8 Rabbits released: ‘A carpet of grey on the land’ 1.9 South Sea Islanders: ‘Cutting cane in hell’ 1.10 Aboriginal cricket tour: ‘Strangers in a strange land’ 1.11 Overland telegraph: ‘Words singing in the wire’ 1.12 Ned Kelly: ‘Hero or murderer?’ 1.13 Murray River irrigation: ‘Turning water into food’ 1.14 Women’s suffrage: ‘A piece of paper changes the world’