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The first known European to sail to Australia was Dutchman Willem Jansz, who landed on the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606. However, it is believed that the Portuguese were the ones who first saw the continent, even though no records of this still exist.
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∙ 11y agoThe first known European ship to come to Australia was the Duyfken, commanded by Dutch trader Willem Jansz, in 1606.
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The Duyfken was a Dutch ship, and is believed to be the first European ship to arrive on the continent of Australia. In 1606, Dutch explorer Willem Jansz, commanding the Duyfken, became the first recorded European to set foot on Australia's shores, doing so on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula.
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The Duyfken, captained by Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon/Jansz was the first recorded ship to arrive in Australia. On 26 February 1606, Jansz became the first known European to land on Australia's shores at the Pennefather River, near the present-day town of Weipa, on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula.
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ye
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