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First people to live in Australia
Aborigines
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In what year did Dirk Hartog arrive in Australia?
1616
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In what year did Abel Tasman discover part of Australia?
1642
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In what year did William Dampier arrive in Australia?
1688
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Who was first to discover the east coast of Australia?
Captain James Cook
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First white man to land in Australia
Dirk Hartog
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What nationality was Dirk Hartog?
Dutch
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What nationality was Abel Tasman?
Dutch
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What nationality was William Dampier?
English
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In what year did Captain James Cook arrive in Australia?
1770
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Name the two Dutch Explorers to first discover part of Australia
Dirk Hartog and Abel Tasman
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Where did Dirk Hartog land?
Shark Bay, Western Australia
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What did Abel Tasman discover?
Van Diemen's Land
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Where did Captain James Cook land?
Botany Bay, New South Wales
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What was the exact date Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Australia?
26th January 1788
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Name the three English Explorers to first discover part of Australia
William Dampier, Captain James Cook and Captain Arthur Phillip
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What did Dirk Hartog leave on a pole?
A pewter dish / plate
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In what year did Van Diemen's Land become known as Tasmania?
1855
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The Buccaneer Islands were named after William Dampier - why was that?
He was a pirate
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What were the ships called that Captain Arthur Phillip commanded and how many ships were there? Why did they come to Australia?
The First Fleet - 11 The prisons were overcrowded in Great Britain
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Name the two explorers who first sighted Australia
Willem Janszoon and Luis Vaez de Torres
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In what year did Australia become known as Australia?
1824
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After Terres Australis, what were the other two names Australia was known as?
New Holland and New South Wales
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Who named Australia?
Matthew Flinders
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Where did Captain Arthur Phillip land and what did the area become known as?
Port Jackson and Sydney Cove
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