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Europeans Sail to Australia
The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606 but they didn't settle there. They were attacked by Aborigines , and then abandoned further exploration. -
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
First Fleet
British ships called the "First Fleet" left England with conicts to establish a prison colony -
Prisoners
British prisoners settles in Australia. -
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New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal colony. -
Remaints of Tribes
Remaints of the tribes in the settledareas were moved onto reserves. -
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Port Arthur
Port Arthur was the destination for the hardest of convicted british and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having reoffended after their arrival in Australia. -
Boundaries Created
Government officials created boundaries fr the colonies that are still in place today. -
Transporting Prisoners
British stopped transporting prisoners to Australia. -
Commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Helping the Aborigines
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. -
Australia Act
With the Australian Act, all legal ties wih the British Empire were served. -
Independent Republic Rejected
55% of voters rejected the idea of becaoming an independent republic.
