aborigines

DID YOU KNOW???

THE FIRST ABORIGINALS KNOWN TO INDO-EUROPEANS WERE AMERICANS…

The first ship and crew to chart the Australian coast and meet with Aboriginal people was the Duyfken captained by Dutchman, Willem Janszoon. Between 1606 and 1770, an estimated 54 European ships from a range of nations made contact. This is over a Century AFTER Columbus