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james cook
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
british left egland
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia -
South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
tribes settled
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
British and Irish criminals
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. -
boundaries for colonies
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
separation govern
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
European
restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
helping aborigines
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
