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British
1770: Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
Prisoners As Colonists
British prisoners settled in Australia -
New South Wales
1788-1832: New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts,marines, and the marines' families -
Aborigines
Remants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves. -
Port Arthur, Tasmania
1833-1850s: It was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
Commonwealth Of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Aborigines
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. -
Austalian Act
All legal ties with the British Empire were severed. -
Prisonrs As Colonists
British ships called the "First Fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
Voting
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
