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In 1783 America told Britain that they could not put there prisoners in there country anymore.
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So many people got arrested in England and the jail sells got full, England has no where to put the convicts anymore.
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In 1787 Britain started getting over polluted.
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Aboriginals wondered what the English people where doing they didn't even know who they where.
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On 18th of January 1788 The First Fleet arrived in Botany Bay.
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On The 22nd January 1788 the boat sailed up the coast looking for a better site.
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On the evening of the 23rd January 1788 Philip arrived back at Botany Bay and gave orders immediately to prepare for the departure of the next few days.
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On March 6th 1788 the penal colony discovered Norfolk Island.
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In December 1794 William Paterson replaced Francis Grose as Lieutenant Governor of NSW.
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In September 1795 John Hunter arrives in the colony.
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In July 1803 Mathew Flinders returns from his voyage around NSW and New Holland, and suggests that the land should be named Australia.
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In 1825 explorers discovered Western Australia.
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In 1836 explorers set up a jail in South Australia because afraid France would claim the area.
