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Captain Cook arrived in Australia and he planted the flag of Britain. So he claimed Australia for the British. -
First free settlers arrived in Australia to build and begin there, a new life. -
The arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in January of 1788 marked the beginning of the European colonisation of Australia. Britain chose Australia as the site of a penal colony. -
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The half of the population which lived in Australia were born in Australia and the other part were born in Britain by now. -
This new province is called "VIctoria" because of the queen's name who created it. -
The Victorian gold rush started when gold was found in Australia. Therefore, it is attracted a lot of settlers. As a consequence, the Australian population reached half a million. -
Four of the five provinces of australia granted "self-government". They are still part of the British empire but they manage a big part of their own affairs. -
Queensland is the last colony to be created. It is separated from New South Wales. -
By this moment, 80% of the population of australia were born there. To rule Australia together as a united and independent country, the six colonies met to established a set of rules called The Australian Federation Convention. -
The Commonwealth of Australia has been adopted. In fact, all the territories from one federation, to govern, they had their own parliament.
However, the British monarch stilled at the head of the state.