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Australian History

By anakletos

  • The first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil

    The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Duyfken, under Captain Willem Janszoon, explores the western coast of Cape York Peninsula.

  • English explorer William Dampier explores the west coasts of Australia.

  • The first ship of the Third Fleet arrives at Sydney Cove.

  • The Rum Rebellion

  • New South Wales western border is extended to 129° E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed.

  • Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia.

  • Western Australia becomes a penal colony.

  • The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time

  • Western Australia celebrates its centenary

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