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The Australian aboriginal people were the first to settle in Australia. Humans originated in Africa and from there migrated to other areas, which was a slow process. South America, the Pacific Islands and Australia were settled quite recently.
The first people in Australia were the indigenous Australians, known as Aborigines, and there are many historical landmarks significant to them, such as Uluru, Kata-tjuta, the Kimberleys and so on.Places of historical significance since European settlement in Australia include the following:Sydney, particularly the Rocks, and Government HousePort Arthur - the original convict settlement in TasmaniaSovereign Hill, near Ballarat, Victoria - a reproduction of a gold mining townFremantle Gaol and the Round HouseSt Helena Island, a small island in Moreton Bay, southeast Queensland, which was once a prison settlement
There is no straightforward answer to this question.Australia Day commemorates the landing of the First Fleet and the arrival of the first European settlers in Australia.The first celebrations of the landing of the First Fleet were held in 1791, while Captain Arthur Phillip was still the Governor of New South Wales. By 1804, 26 January was referred to as First Landing Day or Foundation Day.On the 150th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet, the Australian Natives' Association (referring to Australian-born people of European heritage, not the indigenous people) advocated celebrating 26 January as Australia Day every year. By 1935, the term "Australia Day" was used among all of Australia's states and territories to mark the anniversary of this first white settlement.
The continent of Australia was founded with the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove. The first permanent settlement in Australia was founded by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788.When the Commonwealth of Australia was founded, following the federation of the colonies on 1 January 1901, the proclamation was announced by Australia's first Governor-General, John Hope, at Centennial Park in Sydney.