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- First European to sail to Australia were the dutch
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- james cook sailed to australia
- he ignored the Aborigines living there
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- british ships named "first fleet" left england with convicts to establish a prison colony
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- prisoners settled in Australia
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- new south wales was a prison colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines and their families
- they built businesses, trading posts
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- remnants moved onto reserves
- they were forbidden to teach their language
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- was destination for the hardest of convicted prisoners
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- government officials created boundaries for the curret colonies
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- common wealth was established for Australia
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- restricted migration to people of European decent
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- it was widely seen as affirmation of the australian people wish to see the government take direct action
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- all legal ties were the british empire were severed
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- 55% of voters rejected becoming independent
