History of Australia

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  • First Ones Their

    First Ones Their

    First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands)
  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
  • Brittish Prisoners

    Brittish Prisoners

    British prisoners were settled in Australia
  • Government Creates Boundaries

    Government Creates Boundaries

    Government officials created boundaries for the colonists that are still in place today.
  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

    British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868
  • Australia's commonwealth

    Australia's commonwealth

    The commonwealth of Australia was established.
  • Canberra

    Canberra

    Canberra is complete
  • Aborigines Help

    Aborigines Help

    Federal government began to push legislative to help the Aborigines
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    Australia Act- all legal ties with the Brittish Empire were served
  • Independent Republic?

    Independent Republic?

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic