History of Australia

By bpfarrell01

  • 1st event

    First Europeans to sail to Australia were Dutch
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    List of events

  • 2nd event

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia

  • 3rd event

    British settler settled in Australia

  • 4th event

    Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today

  • 5th event

    British transported prisoners to Australia

  • 6th event

    The common wealth of Australia was established

  • 7th event

    Canberra was completed

  • 8th event

    Federal Government began to pass legislation to help the aborigines

  • 9th event

    Australia act- all legal ties with the british empire were served

  • 10th event

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