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Australia
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dutch come over
in 1606,the dutch came over to Australia but didn't settle because they were attacked by the aborigines. -
Britsh claim Australia
British claim Australia as their own commonwealth -
British come over
in 1770, the British, led by Captain James Cook, sailed around Australia and mapped the area. -
prison colony
in 1787, the british came over to Australia with a lot of convicts to create a prison colony. -
British settle
in 1788, the British settle the prison colony. -
English men settle near modern day Brisbane
in 1829, a party of soldiers and convicts settle in the Yuggera people's territory. -
people come rushing
in 1851, people came rushing to Victoria and New South Wales because news of gold got around. -
Australia becomes a nation
in 1901, Australia became a nation with 6 states. those states are New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmaia. -
Australia enters WWI
in August of 1914 Australia entered WWI to help Britain and their other allies. -
Australia in WWII
Australia declared war on Germany to aid its allies in the United States. -
GOLD NUGGET!!!!
in 1980 the worlds largest gold nugget was found near wedderburn. it is 62 pounds.
