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The Dutch Exploration
The first Europeans to set sail to Australia were the Dutch. The Dutch decided not to settle there after setting sail. After they landed, the Dutch were attacked by aborigines. After they were attacked, the Dutch abandoned further exploration. -
British exploration
James Cook set sail to go around Australia. He renamed the area New South Wales. He ignored the aborigines living there and claimed the land for England. -
prisoners in Australia
Prisoners were sent to Australia by the British because America made them stop sending prisoners to Georgia. -
New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting of convicts, marines, and the marines' families. -
end of prisoner transportation
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868. By this time, immigrants were already settling in Australia. -
Australia's commonwealth
Australia established it's own commonwealth in 1901. -
white-australia
The restricted people that were non-Caucasian to come to Australia. Fortunately, this ended after the Second World War. -
Aborigines laws
in 1967, federal governments began to pass laws to help the aborigines. -
Australia act
the Australia act is when all of the ties to any British rule or laws was cut off. -
rejection from the votes
in 1999 over half of the voters voted against becoming an independent republic.