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Cook's declaration that Australia was "Terra Nullius" was saying in the eyes of British Law the country was owned by "NO ONE".
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The mechanisation of factories allows for mass production to take place. This has many positive and negative impacts:
- Cost of goods goes down as mass production takes hold
- People away from farms to the cities for stable work in the factories
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This is the beginning of the British colonisation of Australia.
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Captain Phillip took a party ashore Sydney Cove, raised the British colours and British sovereignty over New South Wales was formally proclaimed.
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This was the first important exploration by the colony
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Cause: 1828 – The very first robbery of a occurred. Robbers Stoll into the vault of Sydney. Effect: Now today there are many more bank robbers
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Sarah island is found in the far south west corner of Tasmania.
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1825 saw the first on Maria island.
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The Hobart Female Factory was in 1828 and operated until 1856.
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There are now to million sheep in Australia
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Between 1830 and 1834, many Aborigines are persuaded to come into captivity in exchange for food, clothing and protection. They are placed on Flinders island in Bass Strait where disease and isolation quickly take their toll.
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Melbourne is founded by John Batman and John Fawkner, both sons of convicts. He promises to pay the local Wurundjeri people in an annual sum of knives, axes, blankets, scissors, handkerchiefs, mirrors, shirts and flour. The British Government declared this agreement with "terra nullius", which states that there was no one who already owned land in Australia.
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A group white settlers murdered 28 Aboriginal men, woman and children near the creek. Although seven of the killers were tried and hanged.
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Explorer who discovered the gold is told to keep it quiet by the Govenor of N.S.W
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The Arabian Camel was used as a working animal it was also used a medical animal. The Camel was a very helpful animal.
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Gold discoveries being made are kept quiet by the Government for fear of the effect it would have.
- Convicts would flee to search for gold
- The working class would leave the colonies and there would be no one to keep them running
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European people begin to forcibly take Indigenous people from their families. They did this because they believed their way of life was the best and only way.
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This means that Victoria has its own government and was not under the rule of the N.S.W colony
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This is the beginning of the Australian Gold Rush.
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Men can vote as long as they own land and are white.
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The English declared that all children must attend school for education.
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First site of Uluru was encountered in 1873.
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SS Gothenburg strikes old reef off bowen Queensland killing 104 people.
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Last full blooded Aboriginal.
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Kelly gang captured in a terrible fight
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New South Wales elected everyone to come and discuss the federation
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Each colony elected a representatives but Queensland didn't support the federation.
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School made compulosry for children ages between 6-14 yrs of age
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This was a national day that recognised and apologised for the actions that lead to the "Stolen Generations"