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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia.
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British ships called "First Fleet" left England.
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British prisons settled in Australia.
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From 1788 to 1832, New South Wales was offically a penal (prison)
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In the 1830's, remnants of the tribes in the settled ares were moved onto Reserves.
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From 1833 to the 1850's, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British & Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having reoffered after their arrive in Australia.
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still there today.
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In the 1900's,separation was an official government policy which lasted for decades.
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The commonwealth of Australia was established.
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It was the restricted migration act to people primarily of European descent.
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In 1967,federal government began to pass legislation to help the aborigines.
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Australia act--- all legal ties with British Empire were severed.
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.