Rights of Women, Migrants and Indiginous Australians

Property Shootings

Jan 1, 1804

Anyone settling in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) was allowed to shoot any aboriginal on their property.
(Date not specified).

The First Women's Riot

Oct 31, 1827

The very first women's riot over food deprivation and conditions at the Parramatta Female Factory.

Victorian Women with Equal Voting rights in Local Government

Jan 1, 1860

From the 1860's (date not specified), Victorian female landowners had equal rights to vote in local Government as male landowners.

Shootings

Jan 1, 1868

150 Aboriginals were shot dead while protesting.
(Date not specified).

NSW Married Women's Property Act

Jan 1, 1879

Married women could own their own property.
(Date not specified).

First Australian Suffrage Society

Jan 1, 1884

Henrietta Dugdale and Annie Lowe started the Victorian Women's Suffrage Society.
(Date not specified)

SA Women's Suffrage

Jul 20, 1888

The first women's suffrage in SA.

Stopping Settlement

Jan 1, 1890

Jandamarra (an aboriginal) stopped settlements in the Kimberlys for 6 years - Protesting.
(Date not specified).

Female Doctor

Jan 1, 1890

The first registered female doctor - Constance Stone.
(Date not specified).

Women's Trade Meeting

Jan 14, 1890

A public meeting in Adelaide was held to form the Women's Trade Union of South Australia. Mary Lee, in speaking said : "They wished to insist upon equal pay for equal work without regard to gender."

Women get the Vote in SA

Mar 21, 1895

Women could vote in state elections in SA. Women that owned property could also vote in Legislative Council elections, but not Upper House.

Women get the vote in WA

May 15, 1900

Women get the state vote in WA.

Australian Constitution

Jul 9, 1900

Queen Victoria passed the first Australian Commonwealth Constitution.

Aboriginals - Not Citizens

Jan 1, 1901

Aboriginals were not classed as citizens.
(Date not specified).

Women Get the Right to Vot in Federal Election

Jan 1, 1902

Women get the right to vote in Federal Election.
(Date not specified)

Federal Suffrage

Jun 12, 1902

The first Federal Suffrage starts in Australia.

Women Vote

Jan 1, 1903

Women vote in Federal Election.
(Date not specified)

First Aboriginal AFL Player

Jan 1, 1904

The very first aboriginal AFL player - Joe Johnson. He played 55 games for Fitzroy from 1904 to 1906 and played in their two premierships.
(Date not specified).

Maternity Allowance Act

Jan 1, 1912

First maternity allowance act.
(Date not specified).

Children Taken

Jan 1, 1914

Aboriginal children were taken and raised with white people.
(Date not specified).

WWI Women Work

Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1918

Women complete some jobs in the workforce while men are away at war.

The First Female Police Officers

Jan 1, 1915

The first female police officers in NSW and SA.
(Date not specified).

Female Politics

Jan 1, 1919

First female in politics.
(Date not specified).

Women's Wage

Jan 1, 1919

Minimum wage for women's work is set at 7.54% of a male work rate.
(Date not specified).

Female Politics

Jan 1, 1921

First female in politics - Edith Cowan
(Date not specified).

CWA

Jan 1, 1922

First women's fundraising.
(Date not specified).

First Female Speaker

Jan 1, 1925

The very first speaker in NSW.
(Date not specified).

Aboriginal Shooting

Jan 1, 1928

White people admit to shooting 17 aboriginals for killing their dingo trapper.
(Date not specified).

Aboriginal Culture Taken Away

Jan 1, 1937

Aboriginals were not allowed to have their ceremonies or anything that expressed their culture.
(Date not specified).

WW2

Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1946

More women completed jobs in the workforce to takeover from the men.
(Dates not specified).

Widow's Pension

Jan 1, 1942

Widow's pension introduced.
(Date not specified).

Females in Workforce

Jan 1, 1942

Females in workforce to replace the men that have gone off to war.

Federal Parliment

Jan 1, 1943

First females elected to federal parliment - Dorothy Tangney and Enid Lyons.
(Date not specified).

Aboriginal Men and Women

Jan 1, 1962

All aboriginal men and women were allowed to vote.
(Date not specified).

Aboriginals Get the Vote

Jan 1, 1962

The Aboriginals are given the right to vote in all elections.
(Date not specified).

Living Anywhere

Jan 1, 1967

The Aboriginals could live anywhere in Australia (not just in certain places like before).
(Date not specified).

Aboriginal Citizens

Jan 1, 1972

Aboriginals are now citizens. They put up a display called Tent Embassy outside the Parliament House.
(Date not specified).

Aboriginal Ceremonies

Jan 1, 1985

Uluru gets handed back to the Aboriginals: They can do their ceremonies now.
(Date not specified).

Commonwealth Gold

Jan 1, 1990

First aboriginal woman to win a gold medal the the Commonwealth Games - Cathy Freeman.
(Date not specified).

Workforce

Jan 1, 1999

Equal opportunity for women in the workforce.
(Date not specified).

Sorry Speech

Jan 1, 2007

Kevin Rudd’s ‘sorry speech’ to the aborigionals: They accepted his apology.
(Date not specified).

Deputy Prime Minster

Jan 1, 2007

First female Deputy Prime Minister - Julia Gillard.
(Date not specified).

Government General of Australia

Jan 1, 2008

First female Government General of Australia - Quentin Bryce.
(Date not specified).

Prime Minister

Jan 1, 2010

First femal Prime Minister of Australia - Julia Gillard.
(Date not specified).

Tent Embassy Taken Down

Jan 1, 2012

Tony Abbot wants to take down Tent Embassy and says it is time to forget about it.
(Date not specified).

Federal Parliment Seats

Jan 1, 2013

First aboriginal woman to have a seat in Federal Parliment.
(Date not specified).

State and Federal Votes

Jan 1, 2014

The Aboriginals voted in Commonwealth elections if they were enrolled in state elections.
(Date not specified).