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60,000 BCE
the settlement of aboriginal people in Australia
People settled the region 60000 years ago. -
10,000 BCE
The voyages of the Polynesians
The Polynesians sailed to Polynesia. -
James Cook's arrival in Australia and New Zealand
James Cook arrived to New Zealand. -
British settlement of Australia
British settlers came to Australia on 1788. -
Treaty of Waitangi
The British gave the maori people all the forest and land. -
Gold discovered in Australia
in 1851 British colonist found gold , and the British population soared. -
Aboriginal Protection Act
The British colonists force Aborigines to adopt British customs. -
Control of the Pacific Islands by the France, Britain, Japan and the United States
France, Japan and Britain control the Pacific. -
Australia became an independent country
Australia became independent on 1901. -
Samoan independence
Samoan became independent on 1962.