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The frist european to sail to australia were the Dutch. But they actually didnt settle there.
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Captian James Cook sailed around australia. James named the area New South Wales.
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British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with people to establish a prison colony.
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British priosoners settled in Australia.
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Port Arthur was a destination for the convicted British and Irish criminals.
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Government officals made boundries for the colonies that still exsict to today.
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Commonwealth was established.
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Melbourne was the national capital.. That was until canberra was complted in 1927.
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Federal government began to pass legislaton to help the aborigines.
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All legal ties with the British empire were served in 1886.
