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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
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British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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British prisoners settled in Australia
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New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families
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remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
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it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia.
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government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades
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restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
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federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
