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William Dampier sailed up the western coast of Australia, which is far less fertile than the eastern side. He was completely unimpressed by the dry, barren landscape of the west and the lack of water, and he described the Aborigines as the "miserablest people in the world". Because he was so negative, England chose not to colonise Australia - until the opinions of the authorities were changed by James Cook's glowing report of the eastern coast.

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