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Australian Government Evolution

  • Captain Cook Claimed the East Coast of Australia

  • Australia's First Bank Begins operation

    Australia's First Bank Begins operation
  • Van Diemen's Land is established

    Van Diemen's Land is established
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    The first National Australasian Convention is held in Sydney

  • Queen Victoria signs the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.

  • Edmund Barton becomes the First Prime Minister of Australia

  • Lord Hopetoun became the first Governor-General