Australia

History of Ausralia

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  • The Dutch

    The Dutch

    In 1606 the Dutch hwere the first group of explorers to sail to Australia.
  • James Cook

    James Cook

    Captain James Cook sound around Australia and mapped the coast eastern Australia Tasamania.
  • First Fleet

    First Fleet

    The "First Fleet" British ships left England with convicts to establich a prison colony.
  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

    Prisoners settled in Australia.
  • Governemnt Officials

    Governemnt Officials

    Government officials created boundaries for the colonies.
  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

    British stopped transported prisoners to Australia.
  • Commonwealth of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australie was establshed.
  • Aborgines

    Aborgines

    Federal government began to pass legislation to help Aborigines. In March, Aborginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to declare their rights of ownership of traditional lands.
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    Because of the Australia Act all legal ties with the British Empire were severed.
  • Voters

    Voters

    In 1999 55% of the voters rejected the idea becomming independenet republic.