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Discovering Australia
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) in 1606, but they didn’t settle there. -
James cook sails around Australia
In 1770, Captain James Cook sailed around Australia. -
Prisoners
In 1788, British prisoners settled in Australia. -
Creating boundaries
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today. -
commonwealth
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
National capital
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed -
helping the aborigines
Australia’s federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. -
served the law
the Australia Act severed all legal ties with the British Empire. -
voting
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
