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Just Who Invented Australia Anyway

ByAllan Cockerill January 24, 2008March 14, 2016

So, just who invented Australia in the first place? Even though the land wasn’t settled by Europeans until 1788, they were apparently aware of it from the time of Aristotle… Of course, the indigenous Australians were there thousands of years before. As we approach Australia Day, January 26, I am presenting a number of posts…

History

Botany Bay Australia Day And Lamb Chops

ByAllan Cockerill January 10, 2008January 18, 2009

Australia was first settled in 1788 by Captain Arthur Phillip. Following the loss of the American colonies, Britain needed to find somewhere to send its overcrowded prison population. On the recommendation of Sir Joseph Banks, who had traveled to Australia with Captain James Cook in 1770, it was decided to create a convict settlement at…