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The first Europeans to sail to Australia were in fact the Dutch.
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In 1770 Captain James Cook sailed to Australia.
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In 1778 when the british had no where to keep all of their prisoners, they actually shipped them to Australia. Then as they got there, the jails wouldn't be all protected. But the prisoners had no where to escape from because they were either surrounded by deserts or water.
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In 1861 the government officials created boundaries for the colonies in Autralia.
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In 1868 the British had finally stopped sending prisoners to Australia. Actually for eighty years, that's unbelieveable!!!
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The commonwealth of Australia was established this year.
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Canberra was finally completed in 1927, and it was named Australia's capital.
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In 1967 the federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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All legal ties with the british empire were served.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
