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1606
the dutch sell to Australia -
1770
Captain James cook sailed around Australia -
1787
british ships called the first fleet left england with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Period: to
1788 to 1832
new south wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts marines and the marines famlies -
1901
the commonwealth of australia was established -
1927
Melbourne served as the national capital until canberra was completed in 1927 -
1967
federal gonvernment began to pass legislation to help the abotigines -
1986
Australia act all legal ties with the british empire were severed -
1999
Australia of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic