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The Historical events of Australia
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The First people on Australia
The first Europeans in Australia were the Dutch. They didn't stay for long. The Aborigines came along and scared them off. -
THe First Europeans to settle in Australia
Captain James Cook from Great Britain sailed into Australia. He settlesd there and ignored the Aborigines. -
Australia WAS a prison
Great Britain needed places to send the prisoners. They used Georgia at first but then it got messed up because of the American Revoultion and then they used Australia. -
Government makes boundaries
The government officials makes boundaries for British colonies that are still in place today. -
Great Britain finally stops!
Great Britain stopped sending slaves on this date. -
Australia gets commonwealth
The Commonwealth of Auistralia was established. -
Australia gets a new national capital.
Melborne was the capital of Australia until Canberra was created. -
Federal government helps the Aborigines look like citizens if Australia
The federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines look more like citizens. -
Australin act is passed.
The australian act is passed and this means that all legal ties
with the British Empire were severed. -
Australia becomes a Parliamentary Democracy.
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independant republic.
