Australian History Timeline (Grade 4)
Free printable Australian history timeline worksheet for Grade 4. Students put key events in Australian history in the correct order.
Grade 4 · History worksheet
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Order the Events: Australian History
Number these events in Australian history from earliest (1) to most recent. Write the year next to each.
- 1.Event 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have lived in Australia for tens of thousands of years (the oldest continuous culture).
- 2.Event 2: Captain James Cook charts the east coast of Australia.
- 3.Event 3: The gold rush brings many people to the goldfields.
- 4.Event 4: The First Fleet arrives at Sydney Cove.
- 5.Event 5: The colonies join together as one nation (Federation).
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- Australian Government Style Manual — First Nations terminology — advises that 'Dreamtime' is not universally preferred and that community-specific terminology should be respected
- AIATSIS — continuing cultures — supports the description of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures as the world's oldest continuing cultures