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European Explorers to Australia
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Luís Vaz de Torres
Luís Vaz de Torres went to explore the great south land and made torres strait(water between New guinea and Australia) -
Dirk Hartog
Meant to go to Indonesia to trade for spices and saw the West coast of Australia
Shark Bay
Dirk Hartog Island -
Willem Janzoon
Willem Janzoon went to Australia to discover the great south land
and he was the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia(north east) -
Abel Tasman
Abel was sent to find out more about the great south land.He sighted and anded on Tasmania (van diemans land) -
William Dampier
He went to hide and clean his ship(he was a pirate) and also the plant and animal life met (Indigenous) -
Macassans
The macassans went to trade and get spices -
Captain Cook
Captain Cook made 3 voyages and discovered the Great Barrier Reef and also destroyed the mith of Terra Australis now called Australia
