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Australia from colonization to independance
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Captain Cook claims Australia for the British
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First free settlers arrived for a new life in Australia
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First colony built in Sydney Cove
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Half the people living in Australia were born there
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New Province : Victoria
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Gold discovered in Australia : even more settlers arrive. Population now nearly half a million
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4 of the 5 provinces in Australia granted self-government; they managed most of their own affairs but are still part of the British Empire
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new colony set up for convicts in Tasmania; free settlers soon follow
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Queensland the last colony created comes to existence
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The "Commonwealth of Australia" comes into existence. All the territories form one "federation" with its own parliament. But the british monarch remains the head of state
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Now over 80% of people in Australia were born there, the 6 colonies meet to draw up a set of rules about how to run Australia as a united country, independent of Britain
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By now all 6 provinces or territories are self-governing
