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European Exploration: Dutch
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch in 1606. But they didnt settle their becuase they were attacked by the aborigines. -
European Exploration : British
Captain cook travelled around australia. this is when he named the area new south wales. When captain cook claimed the land he ignored the aboriginals living there. -
first fleet
The british ships (called the first fleet) left england to create a prison cologny. -
new south wales
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony. only 20% of the convicts were women! -
Aborigines
aborigines were forbidden from teaching their children their language and customs. -
Port auther
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals. -
commen wealth of Australia
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today. -
Australia today
Australia Act -- all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Aborigines
separation was an official government policy which lasted for many decades -
commen wealth of australia
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
white australia
Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
canberra was completed
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Aboriginals
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
australia today
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.