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1606
The Dutch sell to Australia. -
1770
James cook sailed around Australia -
1787
First fleet left England with convicts to establish a prison colony. -
Period: to
1788 to 1832
New south wales was officially a penal colony -
1833 to 1850s
The destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals. -
1868
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868. -
1901
Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
1967
The federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines. -
1986
Australia act all legal ties with the British empire. -
1999
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic