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First Europeans to sail to Australia
dutch they were the first not the British -
dutch found Australia
they fond it not the British -
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
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British prisoners
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
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new south wales
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legal system
Australia’s federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. -
British take rule
the Australia Act severed all legal ties with the British Empire.
