| 1872 |
- Ernest Giles, while exploring the area, sighted Kata Tjuta from near Kings Canyon and called it Mt Olga
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| 1873 |
- Gosse is the first European to visit Uluru and called it Ayers Rock.
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| 1920 |
- Petermann Ranges, Ayers Rock and the Olgas are gazetted as the Great Central Desert Aboriginal Reserve
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| 1930's |
- During the depression, Anangu involved in dingo scalping. This contact introduced Anangu to European foods and ways
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| 1934 |
- Anangu man shot near Mutitjulu waterhole resulting in many Anangu leaving the area
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| 1940 |
- By this time the fully traditional pattern of land use is destroyed but Anangu continues to have strong ties with the land
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| late 1940's |
- First recorded tourists arrive
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| 1957 |
- Bill Harney is appointed as the first Ranger
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| 1958 |
- Uluru and Kata Tjuta are taken out of the Aboriginal Reserve and declared as a tourist and wildlife reserve
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| 1971 |
- Federal and South Australian Government officers meet with traditional owners at Ernabella
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| 1972 |
- First recorded ceremonies performed at Uluru by Traditional Owners which emphasised their traditional ownership.
- Ininti Store established as an Anangu enterprise
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| 1973 |
- Federal House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment visits Uluru
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| 1974 |
- Ayers Rock Advisory Committee first meets.
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| 1976 |
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 passed
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| 1979 |
- Katiti Land Claim presented. Claim not granted as land title was held by the Director of National Parks
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| 1983 |
- Aboriginal title to Uluru acknowledged by Prime Minister Bob Hawke
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| 1983/4 |
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| 1985 |
- Traditional Owners presented with the Freehold Title deeds for park area, and leased land back to Federal Government
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| 1987 |
- Uluru National Park listed as a World Heritage natural property
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| 1992 |
- Yulara Resort renamed Ayers Rock Resort
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| 1993 |
- Official name of the Park changed to - Uluru -Kata Tjuta National Park
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| 1994 |
- Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park listed as a World Heritage cultural landscape
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| 1995 |
- Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park Cultural Centre opens to coincide with celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of hand-back
- First Tour Operators Workshop held in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
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| 1997 |
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park winner of the Northern Territory finals of the National Reconciliation Awards
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| 2000 |
- Environmental Biodiversity Protection and Conservation Act (1999) and Regulations (2000) came into effect
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park hosted the start of the Sydney Olympics
- Cultural Site Management Unit established at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Ara irititja oral history program established throughout the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands
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| 2001 |
- Graduation ceremony at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park for first Anangu Rangers through the Bachelor Institute.
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| 2002 |
- Cultural Heritage Action Plan adopted for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Destructive wildfires burn much of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
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| 2003 |
- October wildfires destroyed luxury accommodation at the Resort
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| 2005 |
- Uluru Dawn Australia Day Celebrations
- 20th Anniversary of the Handback of the land to Traditional Owners
- Reintroduction of Mala (rufous hare wallaby) to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Launch of the Cultural Heritage Database for Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
- Appointment of the first indigenous Park Manager at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
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