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Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines.
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Cook named the area New South Wales
Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England -
The British ships called the first fleet left england with convicts to establish the 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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From 1833, until the 1850s, 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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Great Britain saw that australia was a good location to base its navy in the south pacific ocean.
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British transported prisoners to Australia until
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During the 1900s, separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades
Today, many Aboriginal people do not know their origins: which tribe they are descended from or the names of their parents and or grandparents. They are a lost generation. -
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901: restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
