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Willem Jansz/Janszoon was the first recorded white person to actually "discover" Australia. He was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. Commanding the Duyfken, he became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606. However, he believed the Cape to be part of New Guinea, from whence he crossed the Arafura Sea, so he did not record Australia as being a separate, new continent.
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Who was the first white man to discover Western Australia?
Dirck Hartog
Who was the first person to discover the pink and white terraces?
Giselle Hernandez
What country was responsible for the white settlement of Australia?
England was responsible for establishing the first white settlement in Australia.
Who was the first European to discover the volcano white island?
LUCY whitehead
Which scientist first discover that white light is a mixture of rainbow spectrum Leah which scientist first discover that white light is a mixture of rainbow spectrum?
Isaac Newton is credited with being the first scientist to discover that white light is actually composed of a spectrum of colors. He achieved this by passing white light through a prism, which separated it into its component colors, creating a rainbow spectrum.
Who were the first white people to immigrate to Australia?
The first white people to "immigrate" to Australia could be said to be the convicts and officers of the First Fleet, together with a handful of free settlers.
Who was the first white settlers to discover gold in california?
James W Marshall was the frist to discover gold in california in the sutter mill.
What year did white settlement in Australia?
White settlement in Australia commenced in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
Who led the First Fleet to Australia to start the first white settlement?
Artnhur Phillip
The first people in Australia where black or white?
of course it was black [Aborigines]
Who had white settlement first the USA or Australia?
North America had white settlers long before Australia did. One of the reasons Australia was settled was because the Americans refused to accept any more convicts from England.
How long has there been white settlement in Australia?
The first British settlement was founded with the arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
