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The Reign of the Aboringes
A group of Native Americans reigned over Australia and they were called the Aboringes. -
Europeans Have A First Encounter With the Aborigines
The Dutch have an encounter with the Aborigines but soon have to take a quick leave thanks to the Native Americans. -
Great Britain Discovers Australia
A man named Captain James Cook finds Australia and claimed the land for England. -
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony
Great Britian is forced to put British prisoners in Austrlia. -
Port Arthur is the destination for the hardest convicts
The hardest convicts are now being sent to Port Arthur from 1833 until the 1850s. -
Gold is Discovered
Colonists discovered gold as the British population soared in 1858. -
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today
The major coastal settlements became 7 independent colonies. -
British Stop Transporting Convicts
New South Wales was made a penal colony from 1788 to 1832. The British stopped transporting convicts in 1868. -
The Commonwealth of Australia was established
The states become independent and form the Commonwealth of Australia. -
Canberra Completed
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927.
