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The Dutch first arrive in Australia but didn't colonize it because of the aborigineses' attacks. They were the first Europeans to settle Australia.
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Captain James Cook was was an English captain who sailed around Australia a couple times. He claimed Australia for England and settled in Australia despite the Aboriginal attacks on him. He named New South Wales.
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The British set up prisons in Australia. They used to do that in the U.S colonies but the Revolutionary War stopped that, Australia seemed like the perfect place for a prison so Great Britian made prisons in Australia and sent the prisoners there. Australia became a prison colony.
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On March 13, 1861 the government set up boundries between colonies. they still exust today and consists of New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, Southern Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, and Tasmania.
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Britian stopped sending prisoners to Australia. They discovered gold in Australia so they mined instead of usung Australia as a penal colony. Immagrants settled in Australia looking for jobs mining and helping Australia's economy.
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Australia agreed to federate as the The Commonwealth of Australia.
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Melbourne was the capital city before Canberra. Canberra became capital on May 9, 1927.
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Aboriginal farmers went on strike demanding equal wages and equal hours, The government passed legislatures to help the Aborigines and let them become citizens.
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The Australian Act severed all ties between Great Britian and Australia. Australia adopted the British style Parlimentary Government and accecpted Queen Elizabeth II as its cerimonial leader.
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On August 12, 1999, 55% of Australia's citizens rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
