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The first Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in -did not settle
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In 1770 Captain James Cook sailed around Australia and named the area New South Wales
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The british ships called the "First Fleet" left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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Britiah prisoners settled in Australia
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New South Wales was a jail colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines and the marines’ families
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Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
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British stopped transporting prisoners to Australia
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The Commonwealth of Australia was established
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Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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Australia Act was passed all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
