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The first attempt to settle Victoria occurred in 1803, when Lieutenant David Collins established a convict colony near present-day Sorrento. Lack of fresh water and unsuitable soil for agriculture caused Collins to abandon the southern coast settlement and move across Bass Strait to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
The next, more successful attempt to establish a permanent settlement in Victoria was in 1836, when John Batman began the town of Melbourne, and the Henty brothers took up land near Portland.
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∙ 15y agoThe South Australian Colonisation Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1834, and the first settlers arrived in 1836.
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When did the Europeans invade Australia?
Captin Cook wasn't the first to discover Australia it was a lie they discovered it in 1618
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Yes, the Vikings were the first Europeans to settle in Canada.
When the first Europeans came to Australia where were the Aborigines living?
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Who settled in Canada first?
Various indigenous First Nations settled in Canada thousands of years ago, well before the arrival of any Europeans. The first known Europeans to settle in Canada were Vikings, who built at least one settlement in Newfoundland around the year 1000. The next Europeans to settle in Canada were the French, in 1541.
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free British colonists attracted by the climate and terrain
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Penrith, New South Wales
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Australians speak English because the first Europeans to settle the continent were the British.
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The Spanish.
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When did the Europeans invade Australia?
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