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European Exploration: Dutch
The Dutch (Netherlands) saiedl to Australia in 1606, but didn't settle there since they were attacked by Aboriginals -
European Exploration : British
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia.
He named the area New South Wales.
He claimed the land for England
Sailors mapped the coast of eastern Australia & Tasmania -
The First Fleet Leaves
The British ship “First Fleet” left England with convcts onboard -
British Convicts settle
The British prisoners settled in Australia -
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NSW: The Penal Colony
New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony with mainly of convicts, marines, and their families -
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Remnants of the tribes are moved
Remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves
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Transportation to Port Arthur, Tasmania
Port Authur was where the most hardest convicted British and Irish criminals, who were secondary offenders after arriving Australia was sent.
Port Arthur had some of the strictest security measures of the British penal system.
Some tales suggest that some prisoners may hade committed murder just to avoid Port Arthur -
7 sections
Government officials created boundaries for the 7 independent colonies. -
Transporting to Australia stops
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868. Many free immigrants were also settling down in NSW. They built
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The Commonwealth of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia was established.
Melbourne had served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
Immigration Restriction Act
This act restricted migration to people of firstly European descent
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Legislation to help the Aborigines.
The federal government began to pass a legislation to help the Aborigines.
It was seen as an affirmation of the Australian people’s wish to see its government take direct action to improve the living conditions of Aborigines -
Indigenous Land Claims
In March, striking Aboriginal farmers changed political history by extending a demand for equal wages to a declaration of their rights of ownership of traditional lands.
This became one of Australia’s first successful land claims by its indigenous people. -
Australia Act
Australia Act all legal ties with the British Empire were severed -
The rejection of the 55%
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.
