History of Australia

Often considered to be a British tradition, this pause for reflection actually has its roots in Cape Town. A church in the South African city had observed a moment's silence to mark the publication of that country's first casualty list in 1916.

One man, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, never forgot it. Cape Town subsequently instituted a noon-day pause following the daily firing of a canon and it was a development of this, that at Sir Percy's urging, led to Cape Town on December 14, 1918 becoming the first city in the world to observe a two-minute silence as an act of respect to the fallen.

Sir Percy, who was also the author of Jock of the Bushveld, submitted the idea of a silence for the first anniversary of the Armistice to King George V.

In The Times of November 7, 1919, there appeared an announcement: 'King's Call to his People. Armistice Day Observance. Two Minutes's Pause from Work. The King invites all his people to join him in a special celebration of the anniversary of the cessation of war.'

The concept quickly took hold around the globe. Headlines spoke of "Whole World Stands to Attention" and "From Jungles to Alaska". Sir Percy received a cable from the King making it clear that the pause was the South African's idea. Sean (proud South African in the UK)

Elizabeth Thackery of Manchester, Lancashire was an English convict tried on May 4, 1786, and sentenced to seven years' transportion for the theft of five handkerchiefs to a value of one shilling.[1] She is the last-known female survivor of the First Fleet, and is said to have been the first ashore at Botany Bay when she arrived on January 26 1788 on the Charlotte. This would make her the first white woman to set foot on Australia. After conviction, she was sent to the hulk Dunkirk.[citation needed] She left England on the convict transport Friendship in May 1787. She was about 20 at the time. She was placed in irons a number of times during the voyage. After arriving in Australia, she received 25 lashes on July 14, 1791 for coming in from her settlement without permission. She lived for a while with James Dodding and subsequently made her way to van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on the Porpoise.[citation needed] There she married Samuel King. They settled in the Derwent Valley. There is a headstone to a "Betty King" in the churchyard of Magra, Tasmania (3 km north of New Norfolk), who was buried August 6, 1856, aged 93.[2]

There was a very practical reason for the slouch hat. it was pinned up on one side so that the men could stand with their rifles pointing vertically at their side, without knocking their hat off.

The slouch hat was unique to the ANZAC diggers. Even though it came into use in the Australian defence forces during the late 1800s, it became a real symbol of the ANZAC troops, with its distinctive shape. The diggers were known for their courage and loyalty, and the image of the slouch hat on the ANZAC troops became synonymous with the stories of courage that came out from the war, thanks to war correspondents such as C E W Bean. CEW Bean was the Australian official war correspondent, and later official war historian of the time. He landed with the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and his writings contributed significantly to the development and growth of the ANZAC legend. His detailed reports on the landing and subsequent battle/s provided a unique and personal perspective on the events, and within his stories reports was acknowledgement of the slouch hat as symbolic of self-sacrifice and loyalty as the ANZAC troops went about their business without complaint.

We remember the horrendous sacrifice and loss of life of our soldiers. We hope we have learned to stay out of foreign wars which do not threaten Australia, and that our military efforts in future will be directed to action where we have a direct involvement to protect our friends and safeguard our own security.

Legend says that the Virgin Mary, while resting, spread her cloak over a white flowering rosemary bush. The flowers turned the blue of her cloak, and from then on the bush was referred to as the "Rose of Mary".

This plant was, in ancient times, supposed to strengthen memory. Greek scholars wore rosemary in their hair to help remember their studies, and the association with remembrance has carried through to modern times. In literature and folklore it is an emblem of remembrance.

On ANZAC Day, the wearing of small sprigs of rosemary in the coat lapel, pinned to the breast or held in place by medals is thus synonymous with remembrance and commemoration.

Daisy Ford was born on May 13, 1906, in New York, USA.

Andrew fisher is my Great , Great Uncle he died at age 66 from a Heart attack

because anzac soldiers died in a poppy feild

In the referendum held by the Howard government, the Australian people chose to keep the monarchy soley because of the options given.

In this referendum it was a choice between keeping the monarchy and having the Government choose our president not the people. This was a huge sticking point for the majority who would otherwise have chosen to abolish the monarchy here in Australia.

Ned Kelly did not have an easy life prior to him becoming a bushranger, but it is not exactly reason to turn to a life of crime and, later, murder. Ned Kelly was twelve when his father died, and he was subsequently required to leave school to take on the new position as head of the family. Shortly after this, the Kellys moved to Glenrowan. As a teenager, Ned became involved in petty crimes, regularly targetting the wealthy landowners.

The story goes that Ned Kelly was influenced to become a bushranger. His family was not particularly liked by the law, and so when he was persecuted by a few of the policemen, he reacted and decided to become an outlaw. He figured that if he was going to be charged for something, he would give them a real reason.

A dingo's habitat is a sandy desert or a semidesert.

Different areas of Australia were settled at different times, and each of these was called a colony. Each colony was governed by a Governor, who acted under orders from England, although a certain amount of discretionary freedom was permitted in law-making. Colonies developed first at Sydney, followed by Newcastle (still part of New South Wales), then further in the south at Van Diemen's Land (Hobart, in Tasmania), north in Brisbane (Moreton Bay), in the west at Perth, and finally south at Melbourne and Adelaide. Each of these colonies was gradually awarded "state" status, particularly as boundaries were drawn up and the eastern states separated from New South Wales, the original colony. On 1 January 1901, they federated as one nation under a Federal Government.

The Australians were to land on the beach, take command of the cliffs, and give cover for the twenty-ninth British Division and French Division that was to land further south at Cape Helles and Kum Kale The Australians were to land on the beach, take command of the cliffs, and give cover for the twenty-ninth British Division and French Division that was to land further south at Cape Helles and Kum Kale

Anything that didn't attract a mandatory death sentence. The British government simply couldn't make room for all the prisoners they weren't able to legally execute. The nice notion that convicts were sent to Australia for being kind family men stealing a loaf of bread to feed their starving families is a pretty picture, but in reality transportees were a pretty rough lot, as were their guards. When it became clear some further amenities were needed in the penal colony - and prisons were still overcrowded - the British began shipping women out; these women were also a pretty rough lot, by all accounts. But people adapt, and many of the transportees married, started businesses and became productive members of the new colony.

As of December 2011, the Prime minister of Australia (currently Julia Gillard) awarded herself a pay rise, taking her salary to $481 000 per annum. Her previous salary was $367 000.

The first English settlers in Australia were not there by free choice. They were convicts sent courtesy of Mother England to colonise the continent in order to bring more benefits to England. The officers and marines that were sent to administrate the colony and guard the convicts were offered incentives to stay once their term of office was over.

The main reason why the British sent settlers to Australia was not, as is often thought, to simply have a place to send their excess criminals. Great Britain wished to expand the British empire, and prevent the French from gaining a foothold in the Australian continent or in the southwest Pacific. The east coast of Australia certainly showed potential for eventually being self-supporting, and the continent also had natural resources which were desirable. Britain also needed a port in the East to promote trade with China and to extend its naval and commercial power.

However, colonising a remote outpost in the South Pacific offered the opportunity to solve the problem of Britain's overcrowded prisons, which were essentially a consequence of the Industrial Revolution, as unemployment was rife. Britain had been sending their excess prisoners to North America, but the American War of Independence prevented this from continuing.

Once colonisation had taken place, free settlers began to arrive. Australia offered new opportunities no longer available at home, especially for tenanted farmers who had no opportunities for self-advancement in their home country.

At Federation in 1901, the vast majority of people living in Australia were either born somewhere in the United Kingdom or had parents or grandparents born there. At that time, many Australians might have referred to Britain as "home".

As late as the 1950's, many Australians referred to England as "Mother England", amongst other things.

Britain was also Australia's largest trading partner for many years up to the 1960's.

Things cooled off a little during World War 2 when Britain refused to allow Australian troops to return to Australia to defend the country against the expected Japanese invasion.

Australian society mirrored American society after the war, on a smaller scale, due to population differences.

Australia does not have an "Independence Day".

Australia's national day of celebration is Australia Day, January 26 of every year.

This is not, however, an "Independence Day" celebration, as it does not celebrate Australia's independence from Great Britain. It merely celebrates the arrival of the first Europeans to settle on Australian shores.

Australia's national day of celebration is Australia Day, January 26 of every year. This is not, however, an "Independence Day" celebration, as it does not celebrate Australia's independence from Great Britain. It merely celebrates the arrival of the first Europeans to settle on Australian shores.

The closest Australia has come to an "Independence Day" is Federation, when the six states came together as one federated nation, under an Australian Prime Minister. This date is not celebrated annually, nor was it the day Australia became independent. Australia was a self-governing colony (refer to section 8 in the preamble to the Australian Constitution). Note that Australian Troops returned from WWI in 1919 on British passports.

As a British Colony and later a British Dominion Australia gradually gained more and more autonomy. The Statute of Westminster (1931) was not a proclamation of independence either. The Commonwealth and the states were still subject to a higher power in varying degrees, again not to mention the fact that Australian Troops returned from WWII in 1946 on British Passports.

Australia did not achieve full independent Sovereignty until 3 March 1986, when the Australia Acts came into effect, terminating all British jurisdiction over Australia. As stated by the Chief Justice of the Australian high court in 1992: "The Australia Act 1986 (UK) marked the end of the legal sovereignty of the Imperial Parliament and recognised that ultimate sovereignty resided in the Australian people".

beats me

he did many crimes but i do not know them all. :)