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The Dutch sailed to Australia but didn't settle
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James Cook sailed around and made maps of Australia
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British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts
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New South Wales was offically the prison, home for marine, and home for marines' families.
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Port Athur was the place to put the hardestr convicts.
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The remaining Aborigines were forced on to reservation and were prohibited from teaching their culture and language to the next generation.
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The British discovered gold in Australian soils and the Australian gold rush began
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The British stopped sendiing prisoners to Australia
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Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 restriced anyone who wasn't white from coming to Australia
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The government decided to help to Aboringines to regain their land
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The Australian government offically apologized for the unfair treatment to the Aborigines
