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Captain James Cook arrived at Australia.
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The Dutch arrived at Australia.
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1788-1832, New South Wales was officially a prison colony consisting mainly ofconvicts, marines (guards), & their family.
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Great British saw that Australia was a good location to base it's navy in the South Pacific Ocean.
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From 1833-1850s, the prison on New Soth Wales, was the destination for the hardest of convicted Britsh & Irish criminals.
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British stopped transporting prisoners to New South Wales on October 1, 1868.
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Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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Federal goverment began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.
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All legal ties with the Britsh empire were served.
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55% of veters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
