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Who got to Australia first?
It is supposed that Zheng he from china landed on Australia first and were trading with the aboriginals ever since.The evidence for this includes that Columus and Cook followed some of the maps of Australia written by the Chinese Zheng He. More proof is that China had Australian spices berfore the Europeans. -
Macassans Traders
The maccasans start trading with the aboriginals on Australia.They trade spices for hard labour for houses and haversting food.They stay for a few months preparing the spices and then sail back to Indonesia whick is where they are from. -
The DuyfkenWilliam Janzoon lands on the Cape York Penisula of Australia on board the Duyfken trading for spices.They missed the turning point for the islands where they were heading and were blown onto Australia.This is the first recorded landing on Australia.
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A overview of Luis Vaez de TorresSpanish/Portueguese seaman Luis Vaez de Torres sails in Torres Strait between New Guinea and Australia. He may of sighted the extreme north boundary of Australia but he missed landing on Australia and he was also snagged on the Great Barrier Reef
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Ancient AustraliaDirk Harthog on the ship Eendracht shipwrecks on the West Coast of Australia,but they survived and returned to talk about this southern land to the Dutch people.
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The Dutch Ship Zeewolf landed in the Western Coast of Australia, commanded by Harvick Cleazoon.
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The Discovery and Exploration of Australia
Commander Francois Pelsaert in charge of the VOC ship Leeuwin shipwrecks on the Western Coast of Australia -
The Dutch captain navigates The topmost Gulf of Carpentaria onboard the Pera and Arhem.He revists Australia again onboard the Pera.
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Ancient Australian History
The Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman founded Van Diemen's land and was the first to land there(apart from the Aboriginals) and discovered New Zealand. -
William Dampier<a
William Dampier onbard the Roebuck landed in Shark Bay in the West Coast of Australia in 1699.Due to the lack of food and provisions, he was forced to leave in 1700. -
Captain James Cook
Captain Cook sets off from England onboard the Endeavour.He first headed to Tahiti for astronimical measures then set out in search of the
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Captain James Cook
James Cook was a British explorer and sailed off on the Endeavour in search of the Great Southern Land.He landed on Botany Bay (first named Stinray Harbour) and claimed the land for the British Crown.Captain James Cook was the first man to land on the East Coast of Australia -
The First Fleet
The first Fleet was a group of convicts from Britain sent to Australia to set up Australia as a penal colony.These convicts were on the boat for nearly eight months.
