-50000 : Mungo man and Mungo Lady 1770 : James Cook maps NSW coast and claims for England 1788 : First bridge of logs built by Europeans over Tank Stream, Sydney, NSW 1829 : Preserved heads of Aborigines are a not uncommon item of trade in Sydney markets, NSW 1836 : First railwayin Australia is built 1901 : Edmund Barton first Prime Minister of Australia 1911 : All states have Protection Acts permitting the removal of Aboriginal children 1914 : Australian Red Cross is established. 1927 : Federal Parliament meets in Canberra for first time 1962 : Australian involvement in Vietnam War begins 1976 : Pat O’Shane becomes first Aboriginal barrister 2000 : Sydney Olympics & Paralympics 2008 : Rudd government apologises to the Stolen Generations
