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Migrations occurred between 40,000- 80,000 years BP. Traveled via land bridge and small boat. Mungo Man: oldest human fossil in Australia
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Inter tribal warfare was common. This led to the advent of the Pa (a fortified village). An average Pa included ditches, banks and palisades as protection.
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British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and Captain in the British Navy. Spent 12 years sailing around the Pacific Ocean 1 st to make contact with and explore Australia (1770), New Zealand (1769), and Hawaii (1778). Killed by natives on his second trip to Hawaii. Contributed much to European knowledge of the area.
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It is estimated that smallpox alone killed 50% of Aboriginal Australians.
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Land War: Resulted from disagreement over land ownership. Relatively few casualties on both sides.
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The gold rushes caused a huge influx of people from overseas. Australia-1851 o Population tripled between from 430,000 in 1851 to 1.7 million in 1871. New Zealand-1861 o Brought in 18,000 prospectors
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Commonwealth realms are shown in blue, republics in pink, and members with their own monarchy are displayed in green.
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