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Jan 1, 1432
Chinese traders
Chinese traders began sailing the area around 400 AD.
They sailed in fleets of ships called junks, but they may have got swept to the north coast of Australia. The aboriginies also told stories about peaple with golden skin. This could have meant the Makassans. -
Jan 1, 1520
Portugese
There is no evidenence that the Portugese made it to Australia, but Portugese maps show the rocks and reefs of the Great Barrier Reef so it is possible that the Portgese came to Australia. -
Spanish Adventure.
In 1606 Quirroes and Torres led three Spanish ships on an expedition from Peru, in South America to find the Great South Land. Quirroes only went as far as Vanuatu and some even believe that there was a mutiny on board and they made him turn back to Mexico, that also meant he ended all chances of being the first European to find Australia. Quirroes also took only one of the three ships back with him leaving the rest with Torres.He spent two months September and October mapping the Torres Strait. -
Willem Janzs (Janszoon)
In 1606 Willem Janszoon came from the Netherlands he was also Dutch and he sailed to Australia, it was an amazing adventure. Willem sailed in a ship called the Duyfken (Little Dove). He was also working for a Dutch company called the (V.O.C.) and they sent him to search for Gold in The Great South Land. When Willem Janszoon came back to the Netherlands he reported that he saw Savage, black, Barbarians who also slew some of his fellow sailors. -
Dirk Hartog
October 1616 the ship called Endracht captained by Dirk Hartog left the Dutch continent to go search for Australia. He was also the second Dutch fellow to land on Australian soil . In August 1606 Dirk Hartog left the Cape of Good Hope to follow a quicker route to the Spice Islands but because of his less than accurate navigation equipment he sailed offcourse and landed at the Great South Land. When he left he screwed a pewter plate to a stick and left it there. -
Abel Tasmans First Voyage
In 1642 the Governer of the Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van Diemon, sent Abel Tasman to go search the unkown New Holland. It was a tricky journey to complete but Abel Tasman was capable of doing the task. Abel Tasman was sent to map New Holland. He also sailed with two ships called the Heemskerck and Zeehaen. Abel Tasman also named Tasmania, Van Diemans Land after his boss Anthony Van Dieman. He also came from Batavia. -
Abel Tasmans Second Voyage
When Abel Tasman returend to Batavia he had to go back to New Holland because he did not talk or communicate to any Aboriginies. So, in 1644, Abel Tasman had to go back to New Holland and map the whole of New Holland and communicate to the Indigenous Australians. -
Makassan contact with Australia
They came in boats called praus that could only hold 30 crew.
They also came to fish for sea cucumber (trepang) to sell it to the chinese. They also traded cloth, tobacco, axes, knives, rices and gin with aboriginies. Most contact was peacful but some was very hostage -
Williem Dampiers first voyage
Williem Dampier is a British seaman a Buccaneer and a Privateer. Williem had really bad and really good observations about Indigenous Aboriginies because some contact were friendly and some were throwing really sharp spears. His journey was from January to March. Williem also sailed in a ship called the Cygnet. -
Williem Dampiers second voyage.
Williem Dampier explored the east coast of Australia. He was also the first ever Englishman to write extensive written observations of the Indigenous Australians, plants and other things that live there like Kangaroos. He also sailed in a ship called the Roebuk. He also sailed across the Indian Ocean and named Shark Bay. -
James Cook maps East Coast of Australia
In 1768 to 1771 Captain James Cook sailed to Australia to map the East Coast. In 1770 he was mapping the East Coast of Australia. He also went to Tahiti to map the path of Venus the planet, before he went to Australia. Captain Cook sailed on a ship called the Endeavour. Cook also had both hostile and peacful meetings with the Indigenous Australians.
