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1606 was when the first Europeans (the Dutch) came to Australia, but the Aborigines scared them away.
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James Cook arrives in Australia and claims land for England Knowing the Aborigines were already living there.
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Great Britian began sending their prisoners to Australia.
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Government officials created the boundaries for Autralia's colonies.
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The British stoped sending their prisoners to Australia.
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Commonwealth is a fancy way of saying that Australia still belongs to Great Britian and it was established in 1901.
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They finished building Canberra, the capital.
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The federal government finally began passing legislation to help the aborigines.
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Australia cut all ties they had with the British Empire.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
