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First Euros
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the
Dutch (Netherlands) -
James cook
Captain James Cook sailed around
Australia -
The British
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Prison
1788—British prisoners settled in Australia -
Period: to
New South Wales
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Period: to
Port Arthur, Tasmania
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the
hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, those who
were secondary offenders having re-offended after their
arrival in Australia. -
Commonwealth of Australia
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
Commonwealth of Australia
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Today
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
Independent
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent