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The continent of Australia claimed in the name of the British Crown by Captain James Cook
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New South Wales first settlement at Sydeny Cove
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Van Diemen's Land: first settlement at Risdon Cove on the Derwent River. followed by the Hobart settlement in early 1804
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Crossing of Blue Mountains, New South Wales
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Victoria: settlement of Port Phillip colony and the foundation of Melbourne
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Commonwealth of Australia proclaimd on 1 January
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