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When Europeans first have contact with Australian Aboriginal people.
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He visited with west coast of Australia
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Anticipating that Captain cook would discover the great southern land he was issued with special instructions to take possession of the land.
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Captain Cook named New South Wales at Possession Island.
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Captain Arthur Phillip entered Botany Bay. All up, nine ships sailed into Botany Bay over three days. Aboriginal people watched as they came in. Resistance and conflict between Europeans and Aborigines begins almost immediately.
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Early February the French fire on Aborigines at Botany Bay.
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The first proper fight between the First Fleet people and Aborigines takes place near Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Two convicts are killed.
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This was the day when the first aborigine was captured by Europeans; Arabanoo. Captain Phillip estimates that there are 1 500 Aborigines living in the Sydney Region.
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Two Aboriginal men are captured by Govenor Phillip- Bennelong and Colebee. Colebee escapes but Bennelong is kept at Government House for five months.
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Almost half of Sydney's Indigenous population died from the smallpox in1789 and it is apparently only three Cadigal people survived.
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Two years after the British flag is was put on Van Dieman's land (Tasmania) settlers are allowed to shoot Indigenous people.
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First Australian Cricket Team leaves to play England. All are Aboriginals. No recognition in our sporting history.
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Last Tasmanian Aboriginal dies. Truganini.
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The forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was official government policy from 1909 to 1969 to educate them.
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Archaeologists explain that Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 60,000 years, arriving by sea from Southern Asia through the islands of Indonesia to Australia and New Guinea.
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The new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued an official apology to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Government.