Tag: Australia

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18th March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation to Australia

18th March 2023
Tagged as: Agriculture, Australia, England, Law, Tolpuddle Martyrs, Transportation, Unionisation, Workers

The industrial revolution, combined with the first of the Enclosure Acts, had seen the earnings of poor farmers plummet.

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3rd September 1939: Second World War begins

3rd September 2020
Tagged as: Australia, Britain, Chamberlain, Churchill, France, Germany, Nazi, New Zealand, Poland, Second World War

On the 3^rd September 1939, the Second World War officially began when France and the United Kingdom – together with Australia and New Zealand – declared war on Germany.

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19th April 1770: Captain Cook’s voyage sights Australia

19th April 2020
Tagged as: Australia, Britain, Emigration, Exploration, Ship

On the 19^th April 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook first caught sight of Australia.

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