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The first to sail to Australia were the Dutch but they didn't settle in the new land.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and named the new land New South Wales
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American Revolution forced Britain to stop sending prisoners to Georgia so they chose Australia as a new penal colony
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In 1861 government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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The British stopped sending prisoners to Australia because immigrants started to settle there.
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Britain thought that Australia was a good place to there navy.
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Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was finished
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The Common wealth act was established
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The immigration Restriction Act was established
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The Australia Act was established
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Federal gov't started to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
