-
The Frist Europeans to sail to australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) in 1606, but they didn't settle there.
-
Captain James Cook sailed aroud Australia. He named this area New South Wales, claimed the land for England, and ignored the Aborigines living there.
-
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
-
British prisoners settled in Australia. Before they arived around 500,000 Aborigines lived in Australia.
-
Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves. They were forbidden from teaching their children their language and customs.
-
the Commonwealth of Australia was established.Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927.
-
Restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. This was dismantled after the Second World War.
-
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. It was widely seen as affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines.
-
All legal ties with the British Empire were severed.
-
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
You are not authorized to access this page.
