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First Europeans to sail to Australia
The Dutch were the first Europeans to sail to Austalia. -
Captin James Cook sailed around Australia
He named the land New South Wales, and ignored the aborigines living there and claimed it for England. -
British prisinors settled in Australia
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British ships left England with convicts
They left to establish a prison colony. -
NSW was officially a penal/prision
North South Wales was officially a penal/prison from 1788 to 1832. -
Government officials created boundaries for colonies
Some of those colonies which are still here today! :) -
British transfered crimminals until 1868
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Commonwealth of Australia was established
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Immigration Restriction Act of 1901
It restricted migration to people primarily of European descent. This was dismantled after the second World War. -
Melbourne served as national capital until Canberra was completed