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first fleet arrivedcaptain cook discovered the east coast of new holland222 women and 767 men on first flletbritish called the east coast of new holland New South Walespigs, sheep, cattle and rabbits were on the first fleetthe first fleet took 250 days to arrive at New Holland11 ships landed at east coastCenturies before Dutchmen named the land New HollandBritain lost a main colony from the war against Americamy birthdayWillem jansz first European to have contact with aboriginiesfirst conflict between first fleet arrivals and aborigines in sydneysmallpox decimates Aboriginal populationsstart of the black warsproclamation issued starting. His majesty forbids any act of injustice or wanton cruelty to the Natives, yet the settler is not to suffer his property to be invaded or his existence endangered by them, in preserving which he is to use the effectual, but at the same time the most humane, means of resisting such attacks.large-scale killings as conflict over land continuesblack wars begin in TasmaniaJohn Batman makes treaty to buy 243,000ha of land surrounding Port Phillip Bay with 20 pairs of blankets, 30 tomahawks and a yearly tribute. Gov Bourke voids the purchase.British house of commons select committee says aboriginal have a plain right and sacred right to their land.Myall creek Massacre up to 30 Aboriginals killed by stock men150 Aborigines die resisting arrest in the kimberlytruganani, the last full blood aboriginal Tasmanian diesfirst aboriginal children enrol in NSW public schoolVic aborigines protection act excludes half castesCommonwealth consituation statesSociety security for all except AboriginesNT aboriginal ordinance actConsiston Masscaacrealbert Namatjirita holds first art exhibitionFederal social security benefitsAboriginals included in citizenship for the first timefirst emigrants leave england for AustraliaFrench prisoners of Napoleonic Wars sent to NSW, where they establish a vineyardGovernor Bligh proposes regulations aimed at encouraging Australian immigrationAbout 3000 Scots migrateStart of government- assisted free migrationThe land and Emigration Commision established in britain to help migration.First chinese labourers arrive in Australia500 lutherans fleeing religious persecution in Prussian Silesia settle on the Torrens river, Adelaide, moving to the barossa Vailey in late 1840's.First shipload of immigrants, mostly Scots, arrive at port phillip and 150 French canadian prisoners sent to NSWEdward Hargraves discovers a grain of goldThe populatipon grew from 77 000 to 540000 in two yearsanti chinese riots on the goldfields at the lambing flar, NSWTransportation almost over nearly 160000 convicts sent to AustraliaQueensland's free passage scheme encourages thousands of Swedes and Norweigens to migrateEntry is allowed only in limited numbers
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