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First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606. But they didnt settle their becuase they were attacked by the aborigines.
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Captain cook travelled around australia. this is when he named the area new south wales. When captain cook claimed the land he ignored the aboriginals living there.
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The british ships (called the first fleet) left england to create a prison cologny.
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New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony. only 20% of the convicts were women!
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aborigines were forbidden from teaching their children their language and customs.
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From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals.
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government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today.
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Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
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separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades
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the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
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federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.