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1606: The Dutch sailed to Australia but did'nt settle there, They we're attacked by the Aborigines and abandoned exploration. -
1770: Captain James Cook sailed Australia, he named the area New South Wales, He ignored the Aborigines and claimed the land for England. -
1788 to 1832 : South Wales was officially a prison colony consisting of convicts, marines and thier families. 20 percent were women. -
1830: Aborigines tribes were moved onto reserves. They were forbidden from teaching their children languages and customes. Some moved to institutions and others were killed. -
1833 to 1850 : Port Arthur, Tasmania was the destination for the hardest convicted criminals, They had the strictest security. some say prisoners committed murder just to escape the desolation of life at the camp. It was called Island of the Dead -
1901 ; Commonwealth of Australia was established. Melbourne served as the national captial until Canberra was complete in 1927 -
1901 Immagration Restriction Act : This resctricted migration to people of European descent called "White Australia" -
1905 Aborigines seperation lasted for many decades. today many of them do not know their parents or grandparents. They are a lost generation. -
1967 ; Goverment passed laws to help aborigines In march farmers demanded for equal rights and wages of ownership of thier lands Australia's first successful land claims by indigenous people. -
1986 Australia Act: Australia is a parliamentary democracy with Elizabeth II as Queen