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| 1 | 1840 | - 1840: New Zealand is founded, as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Māori and British.
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| 2 | 1841 | - 1841: The word "dinosaur" is coined by Richard Owen.
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| 3 | 1845 | - 1845—1852: The Irish Potato Famine or the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration, approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland.
- 17 Mar 1845: The rubber band patented by Stephen Perry
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| 4 | 1846 | - 10 Sep 1846: The sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe
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| 5 | 1850 | - 1 Jun 1850: Ship Scindian arrives with first convicts for Swan River Colony, numbering 75.
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| 6 | 1851 | - 1851—1861: Victorian gold rush.
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| 7 | 1856 | - 1856: Neanderthal man first identified.
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| 8 | 1859 | - 24 Nov 1859: Charles Darwin publishes \'The Origin of Species\'
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1840 - 1860 (20 years)