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the dutch came first
in 1606, the dutch came from the netherlands to australia but did not settle there. when they arrived, the aborigines attacked them which stopped further exploration -
captain james cook
in 1770, captain james cook sailed around australia and named an area new south wales then claimed the land for england -
the first fleet
british ships, known as the "first fleet", sailed away from england to start their new life in australia and even brought convicts with them to turn australia into a penal colony -
the british are here
in 1788, british prisoners began to settle in australia -
australia: the penal colony
from 1788 to 1832, new south wales officially becomes a penal colony that consists of mainly convicts, marines, and the marines families -
port arthur, tasmania
from 1833 to the 1850's, the british moved the worst convicts to tasmania -
don't cross that line
in 1861, the government began to create boundaries for the colonies -
transporting prisoners
the british continued to transport prisoners to australia until 1868 -
the commonwealth
on january 1st of 1901, the commonwealth of australia had been established -
stone tools
in 1971, stone tools are found in a quarry located in new south wales that showed people lived there 12, 000 years earlier
