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First Europeans came to Australia-Dutch-(Netherlands)
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Captin James Cook sailed around Australia and landed on land that he named New South Wales.
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British ships sent prisoners to Australia because of its isolation and few indigenous people
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After about a year of being at sea, the British prisoners finally settled in Australia. The worst ones went to Death Island.
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The govenrnment created boundries that are still in place representing territories and political divisions.
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this was when Great Britan stopped sending prisoners over, but they still remained in place!
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Australia's common wealth was established and Australia became a continent and a country. Australian government restricted immigration. It ended in WW2 though. Now Australia is flooded with immigrants!
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Melbourne served as Australia's capital until Canberra was completed in 1927.
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Federal government in australia beganto pass laws to help the Aborigines march. The aborigines farmers went on a strike too show the people up!
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Australia Act was passed! That meant that all legal ties with the British empire were served.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
