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History. Australia's Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of the Australian continent, arrived from Asia at least 50,000 years ago. 18. century – Australia was mapped by Dutch, British, France navigators 1770 - Captain James Cook charted the east coast and claimed it for Britain.
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Australia's Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of the Australian continent, arrived from Asia at least 50,000 years ago.
18. century – Australia was mapped by Dutch, British, France navigators • 1770 - Captain James Cook charted the east coast and claimed it for Britain.
1788-1830 – settlement – established penal colonies • From 1830 – enunciation of the doctrine of terra nullius big colonization by Europian • 1850 - discovery of gold – many immigrants from all over the world
https://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/the-land-and-its-people.html#brief_historyhttps://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/the-land-and-its-people.html#brief_history
1901 - the six colonies united to form the federal Commonwealth of Australia • From 1914–18, more than 400,000 Australians volunteered in World War I.