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Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook sailed around australia. -
First Fleet
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
British Prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia -
Remnants Of The Tribes
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
European Surveyor
European surveyor visited the rock and named it after Sir Henry Ayers, an English government official in South Australia. -
Queen Victoria
First Europeans to cross the desert named it after British Queen Victoria -
Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park around Ayers Rock. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Immigration Restriction Act : restricted migration to people primarily of European descent -
Federal Government
Federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
Australia Act
Australia Act: all legal ties with the British Empire were severed