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The French first came to Australia in 1756, when explorer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville sighted the Great Barrier Reef.
In 1772, two French expeditions set out to try to find "Terra Australis", certain that the land James Cook charted in 1770 was not the great southern continent. Captain Dufresne's expedition actually claimed Van Diemen's Land for France, but Dufresne was later killed by Maori in New Zealand, so his claim went no further.
In the second expedition, Louis-François-Marie Aleno de Saint-Aloüarn landed on the northern coast of Dirk Hartog Island in Shark Bay, now Western Australia. Saint-Aloüarn took formal possession of the land, raising the French flag. While a record of the occasion was made, no evidence of the French claim still exists, despite the fact that the documents were supposedly inserted into a bottle and buried at the base of a tree, along with two coins. The French named this point the 'Baie de Prise de Possession', or the Bay of Taking of Possession.
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What is come to Australia in french?
Come to Australia ! -- Venez en Australie ! / Venez découvrir l'Australie !
Why did the aborignals come to Australia?
they didn't come to Australia the white people did.
What country do the french come from?
the french come from France. Also, the province of Quebec in Canada has an abundance of french people as well.
What would have happened if the first fleet did not arrive here?
Their would not be and white people in Australia and their would be many more aboriginals Actually, it is more conceivable that the French would have carried through with their claims to Australian territory, and most people would now be speaking French here.
How many people in Australia come from Germany?
106,254 people are German in Australia
How many people speak french in Australia today?
Approximately 120,000 people in Australia speak French as their main language at home, according to the latest census data. This number includes both native French speakers and those who have learned French as a second language.
What country are the French from?
French people come from France.
Why did Burmese people come to Australia?
They came to Australia in search for a better life.
Which countries speaks French in Australia?
The main language of Australia is English. Obviously, there are many cultures living in Australia and so I am sure some people speak another language also. There are no countries in Australia. Australia is one country, divided into States and Territories. There is no one place that speaks French, although there are French citizens living in Australia and Australian Citizens of French background.
How did the Chinese people come to Australia in 1853?
Well in 1851 there were about 40,000 chinese in Australia...
Where does the power of the Australian government come from?
The People of Australia
Why did people from Vietnam come to Australia?
Because of war
