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1st Europeans
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) -
Captin James Cook
Captin James Cook sailed around Australia -
British ships
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
British Prisoners
British prisoners settled in Australia -
1788-1832
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
Remnants
remnants of the tribes in the settled areas were moved onto Reserves -
1833-1850
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. -
government
government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
Commonwealth
the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
federal government
federal government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines
