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He discovered the northern wet part of Australia and landed in Roebuck bay Cygnet bay and shark bay which he named and landed not far from where Dirk Hartog landed 70 years ago.His first ship was in The Cygnet,(a baby swan)1688and second in The Roebuck,1699.He was an English Bucaneer and was well educated.

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