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Europeans Explore
Europeans travel to Australia to explore the new found land. -
James Cook
James Cook traveled around and in Australia making a map. Also naming the city New South Whales. -
First Fleet
British ship called the First Fleet left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
Prison Camps
Australia soon became a prison colony for the captured and criminals. -
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Penal Colony
After the first fleet New South Whales became a penal colony for convicts and Marine families. -
Hardest Criminals
1833 the hardest criminals were sent to the Island of Tasmania of the coast of Australia. -
Prisoners
The British kept sending prisoners up until 1868. -
Immigration Act
Restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. -
Capital
Canberra was founded as the new capital -
Aborigines
Federal government began to pass legislation to help
the Aborigines.
