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First Peoples and early settlement

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  1. Who are the first peoples of Australia?
  2. What is the Dreaming (or Dreamtime) in Aboriginal cultures?
  3. Who is credited with charting the east coast of Australia in 1770?
  4. Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate Australia?
  5. Who led the First Fleet to Australia in 1788?
  6. Where did the First Fleet land in January 1788?
  7. Why were convicts transported to Australia?
  8. In which year did convict transportation to Australia end?
  9. Which colony was settled without convicts and was based on free settlers?
  10. Which governor of New South Wales is remembered for encouraging public works and for freeing convicts?
  11. When was gold discovered that led to the gold rushes?
  12. What happened at the Eureka Stockade in 1854?
  13. Which flag is associated with the Eureka Stockade?
  14. Which explorers died during an expedition across Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf in 1860-61?
  15. Which explorer was the first European to cross the continent from south to north in 1862?

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