How come so few Australians know about the Duyfken coming in 1606?
Few Australians are aware of that Janszoon sailed to Australia, making contact and charting part of west Cape York. This is because the teaching of our early history has been very muddled. When you ask people who were the first outsiders to come to Australia, particularly the European explorers, you get answers such as Tasman, Dirk Hartog, Captain Cook, even William Dampier. This has been compounded by a focus in Australian history on later explorers, such as Captain Cook, and events like the First Fleet.
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- While the Duyfken may have been the first European ship to come here why do most Australians think nothing really happened until Captain Cook and the First Fleet came along?
- Why should Australians care about the visit of the Duyfken in 1606?
- How come so few Australians know about the Duyfken coming in 1606?
