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Captain Cook arrives in Australia with his man and under the orders of the British Gouvernment, and he claims this land for the British crown. -
The British Colony is fisrt based on the sent of British Prisoners to empty the jails. So these prisoners have been sent in Australia to work and to exploit this Land. The first colony is build in Sydney Cove. -
The first free settlers arrive in Australia, they bring the supplies and skills needed to help the settlement to survive and grow. -
The first time the British arrive in Australia they set up in the island of Tasmania located in the south of the island, in 1803. -
Half the people living in Australia were born there, they are the children of the settlers. -
It started when gold was found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. It made the population size increase quickly and sharply -
A new province is set up in Australia, separated of the province of The New South Wales, it is named after the name of Queen Victoria. -
Four of the five provinces of Australia won their place as a "self-gouvernment" system, but they are still part of the British Empire. -
It is the last colony to be created, just like Victoria, it is named after the queen. -
In 1886, the six provinces of Australia are now in a "Self-gouvernment" system, but the provinces still under the British crown's power. -
Most of the people living in Australia were born there. The six colonies held the Ausatralian Federation Convention : they drew up a set of rules about how to run the Australia as a united country, independent of Britain. -
In 1901, all the provinces of Australia are now a federation. Australia has it own Parliment and a 1st Prime Minister: Edmund Barton. But the British crown still have power over Australia at being the head of the state.