Significant events/people in Australian history

[Noy1818]

I have to complete a project/essay about a significant event/person in Australia history, that helped shape Australia one way or another. The date is between 1788-1900, so very broad. Please don't say Caption Cooke or Ned Kelly, or anyone like that. I would love to write about them but everyone is going to write about them, If you get me.

Any ideas?

Thanks 

[majm]

"Father of Australia" .... Governor Lachlan Macquarie .... he established the administrative system in 1810 that eventually became the foundations of all the BDM systems in Australia.

 

Cheers,  JM

[pinefamily]

Captain Cook falls outside of your date parameters.
Macquarie is a good choice, as would be Edmund Barton, our first prime minister. A more colourful character would be Charles Kingston, very nearly first prime minister of Australia. 

[warncoort]

Peter Lalor,one of the leaders of the miners at Eureka Stockade,and later became a member of state parliament.

[~MERLIN~]

Is this your project/essay or are you helping someone in your family? As it's part of the HSIE Syllabus 

[Noy1818]

Helping my younger sister. In year 9

[Neil Todd]

Sir Henry Parkes.

Neil

[StevieSteve]

Fred Spofforth

[majm]

Well, yes,  Fred Spofforth    what about the first cricket team to tour England .... now that's a significant event ....

http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/indigenous-cricketers

Cheers,  JM