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The Dutch people sail to Australia, but are attacked by Aborigines and leave immediately
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Captain James Cook sails around Australia. He named it New South Wales. He simply ignored the Aborigines there and claimed it for England
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British ships loaded with criminals leave England to find a prison colony
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The prisoners from England settle in Australia, captive in prison settlements
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The remaining tribes of Aborigines were forced onto reserves, away from the settled areas of Australia
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from 1788-1832, New South Wales was an official prison colony consisting of convicts and guards. England stopped bringing criminals to New South Wales in 1868. Free immigrants were settling there, finding their own ways to stay alive
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The Commonwealth Of Australia was established
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The government passes legislation to help the Aborigines. This starts to improve their living conditions
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All legal ties with the British empire were severed
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Most voters of Australia didn't want to become an independent republic.
