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The first europeans to sail to Australia were the dutch (netherlnds) in 1606, but they didn't settle. The aborigenie fought the Europeans, and drove them out.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia. Cook named the area New South Wales. He ignored the aborigines and pushed them to the center of Ausralia.
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British ships called 'first fleet' left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
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The British settled in Australia.They built prisons cells and the prisonors were sent over from Great Britian.
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New South Wales was officilly a prison colony consisting manily of covicts, marines, and the marines' familys.
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The remnants of the tribes in the settled area were moved onto the reserves.
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Port Arthur the prison for the hardest convicted British and Irish criminals; those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after there arrival in Australia.
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Port Arthur was the biggest and best prison in Australia. It was the prison for only secondary criminals.
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
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Australia finally stopped imprisoning people.
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During the 1900s, separation was an official government policy. It has lasted for many decades.
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The Commonwealth of Australia was established. Immigration restriction act starts. Ristricted migration to people primarily of European desent.
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The federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. They wanted to get the Aborigines off reservations and back to there rightful homes in Austialia.
