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Documenting a Democracy > 
The story of Australia. 1600s - Explorers from Europe, such as Luis Vaez de Torres, Abel Tasman, Willem de Vlamingh and William Dampier record and name parts of the coastline of 'New Holland'. 1700s - Fishing crews from Macassar and other parts of present-day Indonesia make seasonal camps on the northern coast and trade with Aboriginal people who live there. 1768 - Secret Instructions to Lieutenant Cook 30 June 1768 (UK) James Cook is told what to do if he finds new land. 1770 - Lieutenant James Cook charts the eastern coastline of the continent aboard the Endeavour and claims the land as a British possession
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