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Dutch sailed to Australia but didn't stay.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia for Great British. He discovered and named the state of New South Wales.
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British prisoners settled in Australia on the "First Fleet".
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Government officials created political boundaries that are still in place today.
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Last prisoners were sent to Australia, then Great Britain stopped sending prisoners to Australia.
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Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Canberra was completed and became the capital.
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Federal government began passing laws to help the Aborigines.
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Australia Act was passed. All legal ties with the British Empire were cut and Australia became an independent country.
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A vote was taken to see how many Australians wanted to or didn't want to keep Queen Elizabeth II as the queen of Australia. 55% of voters wanted to keep the queen.
