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See Category:Australian explorers for explorers of Australian nationality. See European Exploration of Australia for an article covering the work done by the explorers. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Explorers of Australia .
Colebee (Boorooberongal) (c.1800 - 1830s) Dharug man who worked with the British and obtained a land grant at Black's Town; Cora Gooseberry (c.1777 - 1852) wife of Bungaree and designated Aboriginal 'Queen of Sydney' Cowits (c.1832 - 1868) Western Australia's first Indigenous policeman, and a member of a number of early exploratory expeditions.
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European land exploration of Australia deals with the opening up of the interior of Australia to European settlement which occurred gradually throughout the colonial period, 1788–1900. A number of these explorers are very well known, such as Burke and Wills who are well known for their failed attempt to cross the interior of Australia, as ...
Australian explorer, scientist and educator [6] Helge Ingstad: 1899–2001: 101: Norwegian explorer [7] Jean Malaurie: 1922–2024: 101: French explorer and anthropologist [8] Dame Freya Stark: 1893–1993: 100: British explorer and travel writer [9] Norman D. Vaughan: 1905–2005: 100: American Arctic explorer [10] Jean-Frédéric Waldeck ...
William Dampier, an English explorer and privateer, landed on the north-west coast of New Holland in 1688, [9] [10] and again in 1699 on a return trip. [11] The Dutch, following shipping routes to the Dutch East Indies to trade in spices, china and silk, proceeded to contribute a great deal to Europe's knowledge of Australia's coast. [12]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
The Last Explorer: Hubert Wilkins Australia's Unknown Hero. Sydney, Australia: Hachette/Hodder & New York: Arcade Publishing. ISBN 0-7336-1831-6. Archived from the original on 23 February 2009. Voyage of the Nautilus, Documentary 2006, AS Videomaker/Real Pictures; Jenness, Stuart E (2006). The Making of an Explorer. McGill-Queen's University Press.