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Australian History
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The Dutch find Australia
The Dutch find Australia in 1606. -
James Cook, Australia
James Cook finds Australia for England -
Aborigines were BIG!
500,000 Aborigines lived in Australia before the europeans come in 1788. -
The "First Fleet"
The "First Fleet" was dispatched from England with convicts to Australia -
Reserves for Tribes
The remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved to reserves. Others were killed off because they were said to have been nuisance's. -
New South Wales, Penal Colony
New South Wales is an Official Penal Colony -
Port Arthur, Tasmania
Port Arthur is Where prisoners are held from 1833 to 1850 -
Government Creates Boundaries
Government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today. -
Sir Henry Ayers
This man first found the Ayer's rock and named it after himself. It was first found by the Aborigines and named it the Uluru -
The Great Victoria Desert
The First people to cross the desert were Europeans and their soldiers, they rightfully named the desert after the Great Queen Victoria. Making it the Great Victoria Desert. -
Seperation between Races
Seperation was an official government policy which lasted for many dacades. Today because of that many Aborigines dont know their history. -
Commonwealth System Established
The Commonwealth of Australia was established. Melbourne served as the national. -
Imigration Restriction Act of 1901
This Act restricted immigration to people primarily of European descent. This was dismantled after the Second World War. -
National park of Ayer's Rock
Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Parkaround Ayer's Rock. -
A policy is made in favor of the Aborigines
only 300,000 Aborigines live in Australia today. In the 1960's, policies were made to help protect the Aborigines and help them in their favor. -
Federal Government helps the Aborigines
The Federal Government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines.It was widelyseen as affirmation of the Australian people's wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines -
Australia Act
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed.Today, Australia is a parliamentary democracy (constitutional monarchy) with Elizabeth II as queen. -
Voter's Reject being a single Country
55% of Voters rejected the thought of becoming an independent contry continent. Also an independent Republic.
