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The First Europeans, The Dutch, discover Australia
The Dutch were the first to come to Australia. They only made one settlement before the Aborigines attacked them. The DDutch immediately stopped exploration. -
British Exploration of Australia
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia. Captain Cook named the land New South Wales. He claimed the land for Britain. -
First Fleet
British ships called the First Fleet left England with prisioners to establlish the penal colony -
British settlement of prisoners
Britsh prisoners made it over on the First Fleet and settled in Australia. -
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New South Wales was a penal (prison) colony
New South Wales was officially a penal colony due to to the American Revolution because Georgia was Britain's penal colony. The only people to live in that land were prisoners, Marines as guards, and the Marines' families. -
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Port Arthur, Tasmania prison
The prisoners with the harshest sentences or who are second time offenders went here. -
Commonwealth of Australia
Melbourne became the capital of the Commomnwealth of Australia until 1927 -
The government changes in favor of the Aborigines
The Aborigine farmers protedted in hope of getting ownership of original Aborigine land back and for equal wages. -
Australia Act
Britain no longer controlled Australia -
Australians take a vote
55% of Australians vote not to become independent of Britain,
