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1- There weren't many inhabitants before 1788.
2- The first settlers used to think the land was empty.
3- The British Government sent convicts to settle on to the land. The first arrived in 1788.
4- It used to take hours to reach Australia now it takes a few hours.
5- Many arboriginals died. They used to catch Eurupean diseases against which they had no immunity.
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