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Captain Cook claims Australia for the British
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First colony built in Sydney Cove
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First free settlers arrive for a new life in Australia
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New colony set up for convicts on Tasmania settlers soon follow
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A new province is set up, called Victoria
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Now, about half the people living in Australia were born there
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Gold discovered in Australia, even more settlers arrive. Population now nearly half a million
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Four of the five provinces of Australia granted 'self-government. They manage most of their own affairs but are still part of the British Empire.
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Queensland, the last colony to de created, comes into existence.
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Over 80% of Australians were born there. The six colonies met to establish rules for governing Australia as a unified and independent country from Britain.
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Now all six provinces are "self governing"
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Australia becomes a Commonwealth and a Federation with its own Parliament, but the British monarch remains the head of state.