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The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration
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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
Cook named the area New South Wales. -
England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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Settled in Australia
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Aborigines went through stages of being conquered through an 'invasion' and taking of their lands.
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Officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families
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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.
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Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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By this time, many free immigrants were settling there
They built businesses, trading posts, farms, etc. -
Originally, Australia promoted a policy called “White Australia”
They would not allow non-Caucasians to immigrate to Australia.
That has since changed
