Around 1540 Henry VIII appointed a Master Gunner and 12 paid gunners at the Tower of London.

In 1840 a second Bty was established on the SW shore of the Derwent River above Mulgrave Bty.

April, 1840. The 24-pdrs cannon, ordered in 1836 arrived. 6 on Bradleys Head (iron carriages) & 10 on Pinchgut.

26th Jan, 1850, NSW Government authorised the raising of a company of artillery. They paraded at Fort Macquarie and were disbanded 1856

5th May, 1860 16 Bty (Launceston Volunteers) raised

23rd Aug, 1870 1 Bty 1 Bde RA departed Sydney

1870 a 3 gun bty built in rear of Officers Mess at Victoria barracks by NSW Engineers. This commanded an overland approach from Botany Bay .

30th Jan, 1940 Fort Nepean fired a round across the bow of HMAS Yarra as they were flying an incorrect flag of the day when returning to port

10th Jun, 1940 Italy declares war

15th Jul, 1940 Volunteer Defence Corps formed by the RSL

9th Dec, 1940 Battle of Sidi Barrani begins

28th Dec, 1940 6th Div in first action before Bardia

Nov, 1950 Yeramba SP gun commenced delivery to 22 Fd Regt (SP) CMF

26th May, 1950 Withdrawal of BCOF from Japan was announced but held off as situation in Korea deteriorated

1st Jan, 1950 National Service introduced

26th Jul, 1950 3RAR committed to Korea as part of a Bde Group

Mar, 1960 Pentropic Division re-organisation announced

4th May, 1960 4 Fd Regt formed at Wacol to support Pentropic Bn at Enoggera

31st Jul, 1960 Malayan emergency ends after 12yrs 45 days

Feb, 1970 106 Bty relieves 105 Bty SVN

Mar, 1970 4 Fd Regt replaces 1 Fd Regt SVN

May, 1970 107 Bty relieves 101 Bty SVN

Jul, 1970 DET 131 Div Loc Bty Radars returned to Aust

Oct, 1970 DET 131 Div Loc Bty Sound Ranging Tp returned to Aust

1970 FACE (Field Artillery Coomputer Equipment) deployed in ARA units and ARES commenced using HP25 calculators.

1980 Operational Deployment Force formed on 3 TF (later 3 Bde)

1990 Det 111 AD Bty deployed RBS 70 on HMAS Success and Westralia during Gulf War 1990-1

2000 At Puckapunyal, artillery courses were run by Offensive Support Division of the Army Combat Arms Training Centre. 3 Instructional Wings; Fire Support Wing, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Wing and Ground Based Air Defence Wing and 53 Independent Training Battery.

The Division also gained responsibility for the delivery of Mortar Training and Direct Fire Support Weapons training from the Dismounted Combat Division of the School of Infantry

20 Oct 2009, Government gives Second Pass Approval for a $493 million project to provide the next generation artillery system for the Australian Army.

The first phase of Land 17 (the Artillery Replacement Project) will provide the Army with four batteries of 35 M777A2 155mm Lightweight Towed Howitzers.