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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia, he ignored Aborigines living there and claimed the for England. Cook named an area New South Whales.
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Battleships called the "First Fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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New South Whales was officially a penal/prison colony consisting mainly of convicts,marine(guards), and the marines family
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Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto reserves
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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British sent prisoners to Australia until 1868
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The commonwealth of Australia was established
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Melbourne served as a national capital until Canberra was established
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Federal began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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All legal ties with British Empire were severed
