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The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
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Janszoon voyage of 1605–1606
European voyage of discovery to Australia
Willem Janszoon captained the first recorded European landing on the Australian continent in 1606, sailing Duyfken from Bantam, Java. As an employee of the Dutch East India Company, Janszoon had been instructed to explore the coast of New Guinea in search of economic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 26
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