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The dutch
The Dutch made one landing, were attacked by Aborigines, and then abandoned further exploration. -
explorer:james cook
1770: Captain James Cook sailed around Australia -
British
1787 – British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
the british settle in australia
1788—British prisoners settled in Australia -
new south wales
1788 to 1832: New South Wales was officially a penal (prison) colony consisting mainly of convicts, marines (guards), and the marines’ families -
destinatio for prisoners
From 1833, until the 1850s, it was the destination for the hardest of convicted British and Irish criminals, -
shipped prisoners
British transported prisoners to Australia until 1868 -
australias wealthiness
January 1, 1901: the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
sub capital
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed in 1927 -
independent republic
1999: 55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independent republic.