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How did Australia become part of the British empire?

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British settlement started 18 years later, in 1788, with the arrival of Captain Arthur Phillip and his First Fleet and the establishment of a penal colony. Free settlers followed and gradually spread through the whole continent. ... Consequently, on that date, Australia as a whole officially joined the British Empire.

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British settlement started 18 years later, in 1788, with the arrival of Captain Arthur Phillip and his First Fleet and the establishment of a penal colony. Free settlers followed and gradually spread through the whole continent. Consequently, on that date, Australia as a whole officially joined the British Empire.

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