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It is believed that the Portuguese were the first white people to sight the Australian continent, but there are no records remaining within Portugal itself to substantiate the claim.
Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606.
In 1616, Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog became the first known European to reach Western Australia's shores when he landed at Cape Inscription in Shark Bay on 25 October 1616.
The first Englishman to visit Australia was William Dampier, in 1688.
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Who was the first British man to come to Australia?
The first British man to come to Australia was William Dampier, who first landed on Western Australia's coast on 4 January 1688.Many people believe James Cook was the first Englishman to come to Australia. He was not.
Who were the first people to come to Australia to mine for gold?
China
Why did the aborignals come to Australia?
they didn't come to Australia the white people did.
How many people in Australia come from Germany?
106,254 people are German in Australia
Who were the first people in Australia and what were they called?
Australia's first residents were the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
What season did the first settlers come to Australia?
The first settlers arrived in Australia during Australia's mid-Summer.
How did the original inhabitants of Australia first inhabit the continent?
The first people to come to Australia were believed to have crossed by the land bridges which existed from Asia to Australia in ancient times. DNA tests indicate that the indigenous people of Australia probably came from the Indian sub-continent.
How many more people have come to Australia after Cook discovered it?
1. James Cook did not discover Australia.2. It is impossible to know how many people have come to Australia and/or settled here since 1788, which was when the First Fleet of convicts arrived, some 18 years after Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia.
The outbackers were the first people who lived in Australia?
No. The Australian Aborigines were the first people who lived in Australia.
When did the first Irish immigrats come to Australia?
With the First Fleet.
When did telivision first come to Australia?
1956
When did the first Salesians come to Australia?
1957
