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Aug 15, 1271
Marco Polo describes Australia
Marco Polo, a merchant from vencie, first visited China in 1271. In his journal he described countries he had been told stories of a rich 'south land'. -
Feb 15, 1522
The Portugese
The portuguese were worried that their wealthy trade in the far east was wide open for attack. and sent three armadas to find magallenThey faild to find him but it destroyed the ships -
The Dutch settlement
By 1628 half of Australia's coastline had been mapped by Dutch eexplores. The Dutch wanted to establish a colony in the great south land, which they had named New Holland. -
First fleet
Aboriginies
They would feel very scared because the white people had taken over their land.
