Who was the first white man in Australia?

Answer 1

The first known white man to land on the Western coast of Australia was Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog.

In 1616, Hartog accidentally landed on the coast after he sailed too far whilst trying out Henderik Brouwer's recently discovered route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, via the Roaring Forties. He landed at Cape Inscription in Shark Bay on 25 October 1616. His is the first known record of a European visiting Western Australia's shores, but he was not the first European to step foot on Australian soil.

Answer 2

The first white man to land in Australia was Willem Jansz/Janszoon, 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.

Answer 3

The first recorded white man in Australia was Willem Jansz, also known as Willem Janszoon, 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.

Answer 4

The first kind of people that lived in Australia were the aboriginals.