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Captain James Cook Claims Australia for England
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The First Fleet Arrives in Australia
The first permanent British settlers reach Australia. -
'Terra Nullius' Implemented
Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of NSW, publishes a doctrine implementing 'terra nullius' in Australian settlement. -
Myall Creek Massacre
28 Indigenous Australians are murdered in New South Wales. Unlike other killings frequent to the outback, 7 of the 10 known killers were executed for their crime. -
Petition to Queen Victoria
Aboriginal Tasmanians send a petition the Queen regarding their home of Flinder's Island. This petition was the first of many (often unsuccessful) communications between Aboriginal people and the Crown. -
Aborigines Protection Act
This act, passed in NSW, resulted in relocation of Indigenous Australians for their 'protection.' -
Coniston Massacre
Following the murder of a white man in Western Australia, a police investigation escalated into the unwarranted murder of at least 31 Indiginous Australians. This was the last large scale massacre in the outback and a turning point in the fight for Aboriginal Rights.
