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History Of Australia

By maddiewren69420
  • First sail to Australia

    First sail to Australia

    The Dutch were the first Europeans to sail Australia in 1606
  • European Exploration

    European Exploration

    Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
  • First Fleet

    First Fleet

    British Ships called "The First Fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
  • New South Wales

    New South Wales

    New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony
  • Port Arthur, Tasmania

    Port Arthur, Tasmania

    From 1883, until the 1850's, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia.
  • Commonwealth Of Australia

    Commonwealth Of Australia

    The commonwealth of Australia was established
  • Aborigines

    Aborigines

    Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
  • Australia Act

    Australia Act

    All legal ties with the British were severed
  • Independence?

    Independence?

    55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.

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