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dutch sailed to australia but didnt settle
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captain james cook sailed around australia
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british prisoners settled in australia
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gov. officals created boundaries
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stop sending prisoners to australia
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the commonweath of australia was established
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canberra became capital
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gov. began to pass laws for the aborigines
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australia became ther own country
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55% of voters disliked being there own country