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First Europeans to sail to Australial were the Dutch in 1606, but they didn't settle there
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Cook named the area New South Wales. He ignored the people living there and claimed the land for England.
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British ships called the first fleet left England to sail to Australia to establish a prison colony
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New South Wales was offically a prison colony consisting mainly of convicts, guards, and their family
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Remments of all the tribes settled in areas were moved to reserves
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It was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish Criminals. In addition, Port Arther had some of the scrictest secerity measures in the British Penal System
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Govermetn officals created boundries for the colonies that are still in place today
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The common wealth of Australa was established
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This act rescricted immigration to people primarly of European descent
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Federal goverment begins to help the native people
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In 1986 all legal ties with Great Britian and Australia were severd
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55% of voters said no to republic
