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Period: to
History of Australia
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The First Ones
First people to sail to Australia were the Dutch -
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook sailed around and explored Australia -
British prisoners settled in Australia
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Political boudaries are placed
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British stopped transporting prisioners
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Commomwealth was est.
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Caberra was completed
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Federal passed a legislation to help 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 rupublic