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The european settlement of australia began in 1788 when the british established a penal colony at botany bay, which is now sydney, the largest city in australia. For the next twoandahalf decades clark unfolded his tragic celebration of white australian history. In a new interview series from guardian australia, were letting kids take control. The au is managed and operated by case store group abn. The priest mentioned in this story was born in australia and grew up there. The story of australia by robert lewis penguin books.
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