History of Western Australia
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history-of-western-australia-205-14408812
title:
History of Western Australia
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The human history of Western Australia commenced "over 50,000 years ago and possibly as much as 70,000 years ago" with the arrival of Aboriginal Australians on the northwest coast. The first inhabitants expanded across the east and south of the continent. The first recorded European contact was in 1616, when Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landed on the west coast, having been blown off course while en route to Batavia, current day Jakarta. Although many expeditions visited the coast during the next
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Western_Australia
date created:
2003-11-10T06:42:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T12:12:36Z
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