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The Dutch sailed to Australia but didn't stay.
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Captin James Cook sailed around Australia
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British prisoners settled in Australia
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Gov. officials created boundaries that are still in place today
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British transported prisoners to Autralia until 1868
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The commonwealth of Australia was established
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Canberra was completed and became the capitol.
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Gov made laws to help the Aborigines
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Australia Act--all legal ties with the British empire was severed
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic
