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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.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
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British ships called the "First Fleet" left England with conicts to establish a prison colony
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British prisoners settles in Australia.
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New South Wales was officially a penal colony.
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Remaints of the tribes in the settledareas were moved onto reserves.
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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.
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Government officials created boundaries fr the colonies that are still in place today.
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British stopped transporting prisoners to Australia.
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The Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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With the Australian Act, all legal ties wih the British Empire were served.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becaoming an independent republic.
