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Dutch were the first to explore Australia
In 1606 the Ducth were the first to sail around Australia but did not stay. -
Captain James Cook Sailed around Australia
In 1770 Captain James Cook was the first to explore and sail around Australia other than the Ducth but stayed. -
1788 British left England with prisioners
In the time of 1788the British came to Australia to establish prision colonies for their convicts to stay because they thought that Australia was a perfect place to leave prisioners because even if they escaped most of Australia was made up of deserts and the nearest neighbor to Australia was China and it was 2,000mi away. -
government officals created boundaries
In 1861 the government officals created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today. -
1868The British stopped sending prisioners to Australia
The British stopped sending prisioners to Australia. -
1901 The CommonWealth of Australia.....
In 1901 the Common Wealth of Australia was established. -
1927Melbourne served as capital until....
Melbourne served as national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927. -
1967 federal gov. began to pass...
Federal gov. began to pass laws to help Aborigines. -
1986 Australia Act took place..
Australia Act: legal ties with the British Empire were served/ -
55%of voters rejected the idea of the idea of....
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic. That means that the Australians wanted to keep their Queen.
