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Dirk Hartog places the first pewter plate at Shark Bay
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The Batavia is shipwrecked at the Houtman Abrolhos
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De Vlamingh replaces the Hartog plate
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Matthew Flinders lands at King George Sound
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Settlement of King George Sound (Albany)
A British military colony was established by Major Lockyer, sailing on the Amity. -
The settlement of the Swan River Colony
Major James Stirling arrives on board the ship the Parmelia and formally establishes the Swan River Colony.
