James Cook was the first European to sight the eastern coast of Australia, which he then named New South Wales. It should be noted, however, that Cook did not discover Australia.
That continent would be Antarctica.
Samuel Marsden did not discover Australia. (See the related question.) The Reverend Samuel Marsden arrived in the new penal colony of New South Wales on 10 March 1794. He settled in Parramatta, becoming Chaplain, landowner and magistrate.
George Bass, who was the first to discover the famous Kiama blowhole, on 6 December 1797.
The abbreviation for New South Wales is NSW.
The New South Wales government offered a reward of 10,000 pounds to the first person to find gold.
New South Wales is a state in Australia, originally named by Lieutenant James Cook as it reminded him of southern Wales. The entire eastern coast of Australia was given this name, but now New South Wales refers to just one of the states in the eastern half of the continent. The capital city of New South Wales is Sydney.
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No. New South Wales is a state in Australia.
New South Wales was created in 1788.
Queensland
New South Wales is not a country. New South Wales is a state in the country of Australia.