Damian
Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first to sight the Australian mainland in 1606.
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European discovery and settlement
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jondabomb
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The Dutch charted the western and northern coastlines during the 17th century.
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mordinho
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In 1770 James Cook charted the east coast of Australia, named it New South Wales, and claimed it for Great Britain.