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Sailing from Bantam in 1606, Willem Janszoon was the first European to land on the Australian continent.
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Van Deiman's land was originally called: Anthoonij Van Deiman's land, but now it is called: Tasmania
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The Industrial Revolution was risen up by the development of the spinning machine made by Sir Richard Arkwright in England
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Captain Cook discovered Australia which was originally called New Holand; he landed on Australia at Botany Bay, near Silver Beach
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The 11 ships were called: Alexander, Borrowdale, Charlotte, Fishburn, Friendship, Golden Grove, Lady Penrhyn, Prince Of Wales, Scarborough, HMS Sirius and HMS Supply
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Captain Cook had roughly 100 men in his crew. The 11 ships of the First Fleet left Britan on the 13th of May 1787
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Despite America being on the other side of the world, Australia's Colonies were affected by the American Civil War
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Scurvy is a condition that can be caused by: general weakness and having a lack of vitiman c.
