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William Dampier was not ordered to explore the Australian continent the first time he came across it, as he initially stumbled across "New Holland" as part of his journeys as a pirate.
In January 1688, Dampier's ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia. While the ship was being repaired Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there. He was unimpressed by the dry, barren landscape, the lack of water and what he described as the "miserablest people in the world" - the native population.
The second time Dampier came to Australia, it was because he was following British orders. Eleven years later, Dampier returned because the British Admiralty commissioned him to chart the north-west coast, hoping to find a strategic use for 'New Holland. The expedition set out on 14 January 1699. In July, Dampier reached Dirk Hartog Island near Shark Bay in Western Australia. Searching for water, he followed the coast northwards, reaching the Dampier Archipelago and then Roebuck Bay. After finding no sign of water, he was forced to head north for Timor.
Dampier's negative reports on New Holland delayed British colonisation of the continent for many years, until Cook found the verdant eastern coast.
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