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The first explorers to sail to Australia were the Dutch but they didn't settle there.
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australiavand named it New South Wales.
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British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony.
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Remnants of the tribes in the settle areas were moved onto Reserves.
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New South Wales became a penal colony.
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Port Arthur, Tasmania was the destination for the hardesrt of convicted British and Irish criminals.
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Separation was an offical goverment policy which lasted for many decades.
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The federal govenment began to pass legilation to help the Aborginies.
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All of the legal ties with the British Empire were served.
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55% of the votes rejected the idea of becoming an indepedant republic.
