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Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
He sailed around Australia and he named the area South Wales. They ignored the native people, aborigines and claimed the land for England. -
First Fleet
A group of Britsh Ships sailed around looking for someone to establish a British colony for the prisoners. -
British finds Australia
The British finds Australia and the prisoners settle there. -
Period: to
New South Wales made a prison colony.
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Goverment Officals placed offical boundries for the colonies.
The boudnries are are still in place today. -
British stopped sailing prisoners over to Australia
Also by this time many free immigrants were settling there. -
Commonwealth of Australia
The commonwealth of Australia was established. -
restriction act of 1901
It was dismantled after the second world war. -
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
They also were not allowed to teach their chidlren their langauge and customs. -
: federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
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Australia Act
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Independent Rebublic? No.
55% of voters said no the idea of becoming an independent republic.
