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First Europeans to sail to Australia were Dutch (netherlands).
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Captin James Cook sailed around Australia.
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British prisoners sailed to Australia.
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Government officals created boundaries and they are still in plae today.
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British transportated prisoners to Australia.
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Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Canberra was completed.
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Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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Australia Act- cut all legal ties with the British empire.
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55% of the voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.