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History of Austalia
First Europeans to sail to Australia. -
Captain James Cook sailed around AustraliaCook named the area New South Wales
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British left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
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British settled in Australia
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New South Wales was officially a penal colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines, and the marines’ families
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the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals
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government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
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British transported prisoners to Australia
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Commonwealth of Australia was established.
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the national capital Canberra was completed
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federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
