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First, settlers were Dutch (from the Netherlands) in 1606 but they did not settle. They left because of the Aborigines attacking.
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Captain James Cook arrived in New South Wales. He did not care that the Aborigines were there and took land for England.
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British came on ships called the "First Fleets". They left England to form prison colonies. After forming the the colony in 1788 the prisoners settled in Australia.
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The Australian government set the offical colony boundaries. these are the boundaries tha still there today.
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Austalians had enough, they started to fight back. So that they would get their land back and that there would also be no more British prisons in Australia.
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The Commonwealth of Australia was established. Commonwealth is when a country becomes independent.
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This is the act where the government restricted migration from European descent.
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The governement started to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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This meant all ties with the British Empire were severed.
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About 55% of the Australian population did not want a independent republic.
