Australian Timeline

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  • Dutch people sail to Australia

    Dutch people sail to Australia

    Dutch people were the first people to sail to Australia but never settled there in 1606.
  • James Cook sails to australia

    James Cook sails to australia

    James Cook first arrived in 1770 and named the area New South Wales.
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    English ships take prisoners to australia.

    English people used Australia as a place for the worst criminals.
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    Australia is used as a penal (prisoner) colony.

    New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting of the worst criminals in Europe.
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    Aboriginal tribes were moved onto reserves

    remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
  • Government makes boundaries for australia

    Government makes boundaries for australia

    Government officials decided to create boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
  • the Commonwealth of Australia was established

    the Commonwealth of Australia was established

    the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
  • Immigration Restriction Act of 1901

    Immigration Restriction Act of 1901

    Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 in Australia made it so non-Caucasians couldn't migrate to Australia but only to people of European descent.
  • The government starts helping the aboriginal tribes

    The government starts helping the aboriginal tribes

    the federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
  • 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic