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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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British prisoners settled in Australia -
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Under several Australian government programs that continued into the 1970s, the government removed Aboriginal children from their families and sent them to white families and church-run institutions for cultural reprogramming. -
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed
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55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
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