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Dutch Sail To Australia, But Don't Settle
Dutch people were the first Europeans to sail to Australia. They didn't settle because the natives chased them off. -
James Cook Sailed Around Australia
James Cook sailed to Australia and named it New South Wales. He claimed it for Europe, completely ignoring the natives living there. -
"First Fleet" Left England
British ships called the "First Fleeet" left England with convicts tyo establish a penal colony in Australia. -
British Prisoners Settle In Australia
British prisoners sttled their penal colony in Australia. -
Remnants Of Aborigianl Tribes Were Moved Onto Reserves
Thye Aborigines had beeen invaded. What was left of them was moved onto reserves. -
Australia Stopped Being a Penal Colony
New South Wales was offically a penal colony until 1832. -
Toughest Prisoners Went to Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833 until the 1850s, Port Arthur was where all the toughest convicts went. -
Government Officals Create Boundaries For the Colonies
The government officals create boundaries for the clonies which are still in place today. -
British Stopped Transporting Prisoners to Australia
The British stopped sending prisoners to Australia because people were settling freely there. -
Seperatism Was an Offical Government Policy
Seperatism was a governemnt policy that lasted for many decades. -
The Commonwealth of Australia was Established
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Immigraton Restriction Act of 1901
The Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. It was dismantled after WWII. -
Canberra Becomes Australia's Capital
Melbourne served as capital Of Australia until Canberra was completed. -
Federal Government Began to Pass Legislation to help Aborigines.
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Australia Act
All legal ties with the British Empire were severed.