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A timeline of [Australian Hegemony](Australian_Hegemony "wikilink").
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## 1900s
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- 1901: Following independence from the [British
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Empire](British_Empire "wikilink"), Australia continued to send
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soldiers to help the British Empire during the [Second Boer
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War](Second_Boer_War "wikilink") in South Africa and [Boxer
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Rebellion](Boxer_Rebellion "wikilink") in China.
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- 1914: Australia assisted the British Empire in [World War
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I](World_War_I "wikilink"), seizing [Papua New
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Guinea](Papua_New_Guinea "wikilink") from the [German
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Empire](German_Empire "wikilink") and sending many Australians to
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die in Europe.
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- 1916: An armed mob which included officials and residents rounded up
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a large number of Aboriginal men, women and children who were then
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shot near [Mowla Bluff](Mowla_Bluff_Massacre_\(1916\) "wikilink").
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The bodies were burned. 300-400 people were killed.
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- 1926: Several police murder and burn the bodies of 20 aboriginal
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people in Northwest Australia in the [Forrest
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River](Forrest_River_Massacre_\(1926\) "wikilink") region.
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- 1928: Several police lead the [Coniston
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Massacre](Coniston_Massacre_\(1928\) "wikilink") of aboriginal
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Australians, which kills between 31 and 200 people.
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## 2000s |