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The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) but they didn't settle here. One of the reasons they left was the fact that when they landed they were attacked by the Aborigines. So they abondoned Australia.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia, and he named the area New South Wales. He also claimed land for England.Unlike the Dutch Cook ignored the Aborigines.
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British ships, that where called the "First Fleet," left England with some convicts to establish a prison. Marines, as guards, and their families also lived in Australia.
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British prisoner settled in Australia. It was now an offical prison. Twenty percent of the first convicts were women. It was also one of the most serious prison where the the worst convicts were sent to.
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The government had offically created boundries for the colonies, and they are still present today.
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The British had stopped transporting prisoners to Australia.
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The commenwealth of Australia was established. The Immigration Restriction Act had also been created this year, but it only lasted until WW2. Fact: Australia use to be known as "Whita Australia."
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Melbourne was served as the national capital of Australia until Canberra was completed this year.
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The federal government began to pass legislation to help Aborigines. That same month the Aboriginal farmers went on a strike for land and rights.
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Australia made legal ties with the British Empire which serve today. This made Australia have a British style parliamentary democracy (constitational monarchy.) With Queen Elizabeth ll as their queen.
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Fifty-five percent of voters in Australia rejected the thought of becoming an independent republic.
