Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
The main explorer credited with charting the South Australian coastline and naming numerous points was Matthew Flinders, in 1802. At the same time, French explorer Nicolas Baudin was charting the coastline of what is now South Australia.
No South American explorer discovered Australia.To see who really discovered Australia, see the related question below.
No. Whilst Kangaroo Island was the first region settled in South Australia, it was not discovered first. Kangaroo Island was discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802. Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered in Australia in May 1851.
The ship that discovered Australia was called the Duyfken and came from Holland. This Dutch vessel sighted Australia's coast in 1606.
Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast. The main explorer credited with charting the South Australian coastline and naming numerous points was Matthew Flinders, in 1802. At the same time, French explorer Nicolas Baudin was charting the coastline of what is now South Australia. The South Australian Colonisation Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1834, and the first settlers arrived in 1836. Governor John Hindmarsh arrived in the new colony on the HMS Buffalo, accompanied only by free settlers.
No South American explorer discovered Australia.To see who really discovered Australia, see the related question below.
No. Whilst Kangaroo Island was the first region settled in South Australia, it was not discovered first. Kangaroo Island was discovered by Matthew Flinders in 1802. Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
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Although there were minor reports of gold earlier, the first official, reported discovery of gold in South Australia was in January 1846, near Castambul.
Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Francois Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast.
Silver was first discovered in South Australia at Glen Osmond in 1841, just a few years after settlement began. This resulted in the new colony's first mine, the Wheal Gawler. Other silver deposits were discovered at Cape Jervis, and in the Flinders Ranges - originally near Beltana, but later at Avondale and other regions of the northern Flinders.
Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered in Australia in May 1851.
Being native to Australia alone, the emu was discovered in Australia.
Various early Dutch explorers ventured into South Australia's western coastline during the 1600s. South Australia could be said to have been discovered in 1627, when Thijssen recorded the first observations of the South Australian coast. The main explorer credited with charting the South Australian coastline and naming numerous points was Matthew Flinders, in 1802. At the same time, French explorer Nicolas Baudin was charting the coastline of what is now South Australia. Charles Sturt was the next explorer who made a significant contribution to the exploration of South Australia when he followed the Murray River to its mouth. His discoveries were then followed up by men such as James Grant, Collett Barker and William Light.
When we discovered Australia.
The first known discovery of opals in Australia was made near Angaston in South Australia, in 1849, by a German geologist named Johannes Menge. It is presumed that they were used for jewellery some time after that.
Three different people: many different discoveries. James Cook: * The Hawaiian Islands * Cook was the first to sight and chart Australia's east coast, but he did not discover Australia * Cook was the first to circumnavigate New Zealand, but he did not discover it Charles Sturt: * Sturt discovered that the Murrumbidgee River flows into the Murray River * He discovered that the Darling River flows into the Murray * He discovered that the Murray flows to the southern coast * He explored and discovered parts of what is now called the Simpson Desert Edward Eyre:* Eyre discovered Lake Hindmarsh and Mount Remarkable in South Australia * He discovered excellent countryside just north of Adelaide and rich, alluvial soil around what is now Hutt River * Eyre was the first to make the crossing from South Australia's coast to Albany in Western Australia: in doing so, he discovered what the interior of Australia and the Nullarbor Plain looked like