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European Exploration: Dutch
First Europeans to sail to Australia were the Dutch (Netherlands) -
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Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed -
European Exploration : British
Captain James Cook sailed around Australia
Cook named the area New South Wales
Ignored the Aborigines living there & claimed the land for England
Sailors also mapped the coast eastern Australia -
First Fleet
British ships called the “First Fleet” left England with convicts to establish a prison colony -
Firt Fleet
British prisoners settled in Australia -
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. -
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government officials created boundaries for the colonies that are still in place today -
New South Wales
British transported prisoners to Australia -
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the Commonwealth of Australia was established. -
Australia Act
all legal ties with the British Empire were severed