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Published: March 24th 2018
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I could have been Dutch but they didn't want me.
The first Europeans to discover Australia but only for accidental visits.
Willem Jantz mapped northern Queensland in the Duyfken in 1603 but not welcomed by aborigines and left.
Dirk Hartog left a pewter plate on an island off Western Australia in 1616 that he named New Holland.
Abel Tasman missed mainland Oz completely in 1642 and hit Tasmania,...
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Katha Turbostern
Kathas World
Amazing pieces of art and thanks for the history lesson!
If I were around I would certainly go and see the exhibition, especially Rembrandt, incredible how he was able to play with light and shade. And in fact it would be interesting what it would have been like had the Dutch conquered Australia. Thanks for the brief outline of Australian/Dutch/British history here! I have to say that the prisoners from England turned into a really friendly people, I always love coming to Oz, especially for the Aussies.