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The Dutch go to Australia but are attacked by the aborigines and abandoned further exploration.
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Captain Cook sailed around Australia and got stuck on the Great Barrier Reef.
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British ships left England with convicts to establish a prison colony in Australia.
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Australia the colony began with the establishment of Port Jackson. They created a settlement for the prisoners in New South Wales.
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Government created boundaries for the territories.
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British stopped transporting prisoners to Australia. People began coming willingly.
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British made laws against the Aborigines about where they could live and work.
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The commonwealth of Australia was established.
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All legal ties to the British empire were severed.
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55% of voters rejected becoming a legal republic.
