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Australia (Early history (Europeans (used as a prisson (brought a total of…
Australia
Early history
the aborigenes
arrived 30 000 years ago
in the 18century they was about 300 000
nomadic hunter-gatherers and fire-stick farmers
complex cultural and religious forms, and some 500 languages, in 31 basic groups.
Europeans
discovery and settlement began on August 23, 1770,
Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy took possession of the eastern coast of Australia in the name of George III.
used as a prisson
brought a total of about 160,000 prisoners
Lasted for about 60 years, It ended in 1840
became a colony in 1836
the settlers
Between 1860 and 1890, immigrants, and capital, mostly from Britain, contributed to a long economic boom. In 1891, the country had a population of 3 million, and was exporting wool, mutton, dairy products and wheat.
The settler population in early years lived mostly in coastal areas, deploying large tracts of land for sheep and cattle.
the Commonwealth
The colonies, all of which had Westminster-style representative institutions by 1890, became one nation on 1 January 1901.
The development of the steel industry after 1915 and advances in mining assisted development, so that by 1939, industry was responsible for 40 per cent of GDP. Sophisticated industries such as car manufacture developed in the 1950s. By the latter 1980s, Australians enjoyed one of the world’s highest living standards.
assimilation of the natives
the stolen generations
children beeing taken away to be conwerted to christianity
the Movie "Australia" has this as a them
became a colony in 1836