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The Dutch found Australia but were kicked out by the indigenous people before they could colonize the land.
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Captain James Cook sailed to Australia. He named the area New South Wales & claimed the land for England. Teh sailors mapped out Australia.
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“First Fleet” from Britain left England with convicts to establish a penal colony.
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The English prisoers became the first settlers in Australia
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remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were forbidden from teaching their children their language and customs and moved onto Reserves.
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Australia was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia.
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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The Commonwealth of Australia was established
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Melbourne stops being the national capital when Canberra was completed
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all legal ties with the British Empire were severed. The Australia Act was signed
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55% of voters in Australia rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
