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Did Queen Victoria conquer Australia

Updated: 11/5/2022

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No. Australia was discovered (by Europeans) by the Dutch, who called it Van Dieman's Land. The great Captain Cook rediscovered it and claimed it as a British territory.

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The Queen Victoria Building is located in Sydney's CBD.

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