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Australia has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and by European explorers and merchants starting in the seventeenth century, the eastern half of the mainland was claimed by the British in 1770 and officially settled through penal transportation as the colony of New South Wales on 26 January 1788.

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In the journal covering his survey of the eastern coast of the Australian continent, the then Lt. - later Captain - James Cook first named the east coast of Australia New Wales, which he later corrected in his journal to New South Wales. The original inhabitants were Aboriginal tribes who arrived 40-60,000 years ago ...

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There are many tiny settlements scattered across the Northern Territory but the larger centres are located on the single sealed road that links Darwin to southern Australia, the Stuart Highway. The Territory is also home to two spectacular natural rock formations, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) ...

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Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent. It is neighboured by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean ...

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Tasmania promotes itself as the Natural State and the Island of Inspiration owing to its large, and relatively unspoiled natural environment. Formally, almost 37% of Tasmania is in reserves, National Parks and World Heritage Sites. The state capital and largest city is Hobart ...

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In 1901 Victoria became a state in the Commonwealth of Australia. As a result of the gold rush, Melbourne had by then become the financial centre of Australia and New Zealand. Between 1901 and 1927, Melbourne was the capital of Australia while Canberra was under construction ...

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The first inhabitants of what is now Western Australia were Indigenous Australians, from a wide variety of language and kin groups. These groups retain significant presences throughout the state and, in some areas - like the Kimberley - continue to form the majority of the local population ...

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