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In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed aroung Australia
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During the 1830s, remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
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1868, British explorers stop transporting prisioners to Australia
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In the 1900s, separation was an official government policy. This lasted for many decades
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1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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1967, the federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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In 1967, the federal government passed legislation to help the Aborigines
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1986, Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
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The year 1999, 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming independent
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Today, Australia is home to people from more than 200 countries!
