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First Europeans to sail to Ausrilia
The first europeans to sail to Austrilia were the " Dutch" but did not settle their . The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration -
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
he sailed aound Austrila , named it South New Wales , also mapped eastern austrila ,he ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England -
First Fleet
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Period: to
New South Wales was officially a penal
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
were not allowed to tech thir children their language -
New South Wales was officially a penal
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Period: to
Port Arthur, Tasmania
it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who were secondary offenders having re-offended after their arrival in Australia. -
British transported prisoners
they would transport prisoners from british to austrilia -
the Commonwealth of Australia was established.
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
Immigration Restriction Act
restricted migration to people primarily of European descent
This was dismantled after the Second World War.
