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Land ahoy! Captain James Cook and his Botanist Joseph Banks Discoversthe East Coast of Australia in his vessel the 'Eandeavor'
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The First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, Sydney. The 1044 people onboard the eleven ships wer soldiers, children, free settlers, 504 male convicts and 192 female convicts
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George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania proving thaat it is in fact a single island.
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Charles Sturt, Australian explorer single handedly charted the darling river
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In 1851, Australian prospector Edward Hargraves discovers gold at Ophir, near Bathurst. He told some other prospectors but when they got to Ophir they foud nothing. Sparking a riot And Australia's first gold rush.
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The constitution of Australia comes into force, as the federation of Australia is complete
