sep 1, 1788 - The Dolben Act was established andc

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The Slave Trade Act 1788, also known as Dolben's Act, was an Act of Parliament that placed limitations of the number of people that British slave ships could transport, related to tonnage. It was the first British legislation passed to regulate slave shipping.

The British established Australia's oldest city in the late 18th century as a penal colony to house its surplus of petty criminals, a murky past that continues to leave its mark on the country today.

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