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Exploration
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Dutch sail to Australia
First Europeans to sail to Australial were the Dutch in 1606, but they didn't settle there -
Captian John James Cook Sails around Australia
Cook named the area New South Wales. He ignored the people living there and claimed the land for England. -
First Fleet sails to Australia
British ships called the first fleet left England to sail to Australia to establish a prison colony -
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Prison Colony
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New South Wales
New South Wales was offically a prison colony consisting mainly of convicts, guards, and their family -
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Aborigines
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Aborigines moved to reserves
Remments of all the tribes settled in areas were moved to reserves -
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Port Arthur
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Port Arther
It was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish Criminals. In addition, Port Arther had some of the scrictest secerity measures in the British Penal System -
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Common Wealth of Australia
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Common Wealth of Australia
Govermetn officals created boundries for the colonies that are still in place today -
Common Wealth
The common wealth of Australa was established -
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White Australia
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Immigration restriction act of 1901
This act rescricted immigration to people primarly of European descent -
Goverment Helps Aborigines
Federal goverment begins to help the native people -
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Australia Today
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Legal ties severed
In 1986 all legal ties with Great Britian and Australia were severd -
No to Republic
55% of voters said no to republic
