Australia

History of Ausralia

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  • The Dutch

    The Dutch
    In 1606 the Dutch hwere the first group of explorers to sail to Australia.

  • James Cook

    James Cook
    Captain James Cook sound around Australia and mapped the coast eastern Australia Tasamania.

  • First Fleet

    First Fleet
    The "First Fleet" British ships left England with convicts to establich a prison colony.

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners
    Prisoners settled in Australia.

  • Governemnt Officials

    Governemnt Officials
    Government officials created boundaries for the colonies.

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners
    British stopped transported prisoners to Australia.

  • Commonwealth of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia
    Commonwealth of Australie was establshed.

  • Aborgines

    Aborgines
    Federal government began to pass legislation to help Aborigines. In March, Aborginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to declare their rights of ownership of traditional lands.

  • Australia Act

    Australia Act
    Because of the Australia Act all legal ties with the British Empire were severed.

  • Voters

    Voters
    In 1999 55% of the voters rejected the idea becomming independenet republic.