What happened in the year 1770 in Australia?

Lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent for the British Crown in 1770, naming it New South Wales.

What discovered Australia in 1770?

Cook reached the southern coast of New South Wales in 1770 and sailed north, charting Australia’s eastern coastline and claiming the land for Great Britain on 22nd August 1770.

Did the French discover Australia?

The French who came to Australia after 1788, generally came in search of opportunity or new horizons. The State Library of New South Wales’ collections are rich in the records of early French explorers of Australia and the Pacific region.

What happened on the 26th of January in Australia?

Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales.

What was the aboriginal population in 1770?

between 750,000 and 1 million
The total Aboriginal population is believed to be between 750,000 and 1 million. Captain Arthur Phillip raises the Union Jack at Sydney Cove to start a penal colony (and not a nation). Aboriginal resistance flares within a few days of arrival of the tall ships.

Why was the plan to reach Australia changed?

ANSWER: As the Wavewalker (the ship) was badly damaged by the hard hitting waves, it was not possible for the ship to make it to Australia and so captain changed the plan.

Who really discovered Australia first?

James Cook was the first recorded explorer to land on the east coast in 1770. He had with him maps showing the north, west and south coasts based on the earlier Dutch exploration.

Was Australia almost French?

Almost a French Australia: French-British rivalry in the southern oceans. Only a historical accident prevented Australia’s settlement by the French, who persistently explored this region in fierce rivalry with the British, as both nations attempted to establish trade opportunities above and below the Equator.

Did the French want to Colonise Australia?

Former senator Bob Brown says the French were very interested in the island, before it was colonised by the English. The French explorer Labillardiere treated the people as equals when he “clasped the hand of the oldest Aboriginal man on the beach at Southport Lagoon in Tasmania in 1793.

Who was the first European to discover Australia?

navigator Willem Janszoon
The first known landing in Australia by Europeans was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon. Later that year, Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through, and navigated, what is now called Torres Strait and associated islands.

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