In the 16th century,the Europeans began to explore Australia.In 1606,the Spanish navigator--Luis Vaez de Torres found the place,but he didn’t explore it further.In the same year,a Dutchman--William arrived in the continent.
Brief History of Australia
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Before the Westerners found Australia , only Australian aborigines lived there. In other words,Australia was an isolated continent.
By a referendum in 1900,six colonies-WesternAustrlia,SouthAustralia,Queensla nd,New South Wales,Victoria,Tasmania of Australia were united.The Commonwealth of Australia was established.In 1931,the British Parliament passed Statute of Westminster.From then on,Australia became an independent domestic and foreign autonomy as the Commonwealth of an independent state.
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In 1779,Joseph Banks --a naturalist on Cook’s boat advised the English government to make New South Wales as a place to banish the native English prisoners.And the government approved of his suggestion.In 1787 ,a fleet consisting of eleven vessels arrived in New South Wales.On these vessels,there were 750 prisoners.To these people,New South Wales was an awful place with torridness and desolation.But fortunately,they survived and turned Australia into a productive and prosperous place.They also created a new culture which is the basis of the legend “hard work of Australia”.
Then in 1770,the English navigator Captain James Cook discovered the eastern castle of Australia and named it New South Wales. Soon he claimed that the continent belonged to England.