Stories from Down Under

Who arrived in Australia first?

• Dutch explorers

• the Aboriginal people

• British people

Some 50,000 years ago the Aboriginal people left...

• India.

• south-east Asia.

• Europe.

In 1606, Dutch explorers named Australia...

• Southern Land.

• Terra Australis.

• New Holland.

In 1788, the British began to settle in Australia. The first white settlers were...

• people looking for gold.

• prisoners.

• the Aboriginal people.

Complete the sentence!

In 1851, ____ was discovered in Australia.

Complete the sentence!

In ____, Australia became a fully independent country.