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James Cook Discovers Australia
James Cook sails around Australia and claims it for Britain. He charts the east coast and calls it New South Wales -
Penal Settlement Established
Captain Arthur Phillip with the first fleets founds the penal settlement at Sydney. -
Western Australia Established
Colony of western Australia founded at Perth founded by James Stirling. -
South Australia Established
South Australia established with Adelaide as its capitol. -
Cricket
First ever Cricket math is played Australia vs England. -
Australia becomes Commonwealth
Australia becomes a commonwealth of Great Britain -
Canberra
Canberra established as the capitol of Australia -
Immigration Restriction act
The Immigration restriction act of 1901 is repealed allowing all races to come to Australia. -
Olympic Games
The 1966 Olympic Games were hosted in Melbourne Australia -
Australia Free
Australia is Independent from the British Parliament and legal system.
