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Map of VIC, 1750 - This is one of the earliest known charts of Southern Australia, including modern day VIC and SA, from 1750. 

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Captain Cook, 1770 - Captain Cook's capture of NSW is shown in this 1770 painting. 

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Hunter, 1800 - An Indigenous hunter with traditional body paint, as drawn in 1800.

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Boxing match, 1841 - Fight night featuring Broome versus Hannan at New Park Farm in Brisbane. 

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Melbourne, 1850 - Early downtown Melbourne complete with horse drawn carriages in 1850. 

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Norfolk Island, 1850 - An enclave of former convicts on Norfolk Island, NSW in 1850. 

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First photograph in Australia, date unknown - In what is believed to be the first photograph taken in Australia, Indigenous people and settlers pose in the bush. 

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Gold miners in VIC, 1855 - A makeshift mine, the beginnings of a massive Australian industry, is surrounded by the miners and donkey operating it.

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First NSW ministry, 1856 - NSW's first ministry was made up of Thomas Holt, Sir William Manning, Premier Stuart Donaldson, Sir John Bayley Darvall and George Nichols.

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Labour celebration, 1858 - Labour rights activists celebrate the 8-hour work week in 1858. 

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Brisbane, 1860 - Bustling Queen Street in Brisbane still has dirt roads in 1860. 

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Snake hunters, 1863 - The snake hunters gather their kills in the bush in this drawing dated 1863. 

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Bee hunters, 1863 - A hunter chases his prey, a bee, in the bush as two others follow in this drawing dated 1863. 

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Melbourne after dark, 1863 - Melbourne looking particularly erratic at night in 1863. 

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English cricket team, 1863 - The English national cricket team comes down under for a match. 

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Indigenous ferrymen, 1870 - Ferrymen offer a ride across a river to settlers in 1870. 

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First Nation Australian, 1870 - Equipped with a boomerang and two batons, this man poses for a haunting photo.  

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Pub crawl, 1872 - Merriment outside the tavern as carriages navigate down the street in 1872. 

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In the front yard, 1880 - Indigenous men and women pose outside an encampment with shields and spears in 1880. 

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Collin Street, Melbourne, 1875 - High street in Melbourne is already a bustling metropolis in 1875. 

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Australian-bound prisoners, 1890 - The dumping of convicts on Australia continues as late as 1890. 

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Aussie bush shack, 1899 - Aussies in the bush try to keep their house together and maintain a garden in 1899.

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Sydney, 1900 - Sydney's old trams negotiate the horse drawn carriage-dominated streets in 1900.

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Circular Quay, 1900 - A steamship stops in what's now known as Circular Quay in Sydney.

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Making camp, 1900 - On a hunting trip outside camp, an Indigenous expedition poses gracefully in 1900. 

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Stopping on the Gold Coast, 1900 - A British and European entourage accompanied by African and Indigenous people who appear to fill roles from guide to cook. 

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Murray Islanders, 1901 - The Indigenous people of Murray Island, between QLD and Papau New Guinea, pose outside their well-constructed hut.

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Chief Mamoose, 1901 -

The Murray Islanders' Chief Mamoose looks off into the distance as his grandson leans on his shoulder.

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