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The aboriginals lived in Australia 30-50,000 years before the first fleet came
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29 Dutch explores explored the western and southern coast of Australia, the Dutch called it ‘new holland’
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William Dampier was the 1st english person to visit Australian shores (west coast)
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Captian James cook was exploring and was on a shit called the endeavor, he landed on the east coast of Australia and claimed it as British soil
Cook sailed to the Torres Strait and claimed it as British land -
Matra made decisions that convicts should be used as settlers
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The first fleet arrived in 1788, there were 1500 convicts on board. Arthur Phillip raised the flag and he was the governor
