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'''Australia''' is the world's largest island and a modern country. The western half was first titled "New Holland" by the [[Holland|Dutch]]. The eastern coast was titled "New South Wales" by the [[Britain|British]] and became a British colony in 1788. Prior to that, there had been no successful [[Europe]]an settlements. Eventually, the entire continent and its territories became known as Australia. |
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Revision as of 12:02, 20 March 2006
Australia is the world's largest island and a modern country. The western half was first titled "New Holland" by the Dutch. The eastern coast was titled "New South Wales" by the British and became a British colony in 1788. Prior to that, there had been no successful European settlements. Eventually, the entire continent and its territories became known as Australia.
In the SCA, it is part of the Kingdom of Lochac. Previously, it was the Principality of Lochac.
