Defining Moments Australia - 1600

Who was the first European Explorer to map parts of Australia?

• Willem Janzoon

• Captain Cook

• Dirk Hartog

• John Adams

What year did willem Janzoon reach the Australian Eastern coastline?

• 1616

• 1606

• 1600

• 1692

Who was the first European to set foot on the shores of Western Australia?

• William Jazoon

• Alan Turnhill

• Dirk Quince

• Dirk Hartog

What year did Dirk Hartog arrive to Australia?

(a)  

What is the name of the small Western Australian island Dirk Hartog landed on?

• Shark Bay Island

• Macleay Island

• Dirk Hartog Island

• Nanga Island

What object did Dirk Hartog leave on the Island to let others know he arrived?

• Flag

• A note

• Clothes

• Pewter plate

What type of ship came to the Western coast of Australia in the year 1629

• Convict ship

• Royal ship

• Merchant ship

• Pirate ship

This merchant ship called the Batvia became (a)   .

In 1699 the first Englishman chated parts of the Australian coastline his name is?

• Solomon Perth

• Markiss Smith

• William Cook

• William Dampier

William Dampier is famous for collecting and describing Australian...what?

• many Australian plants and animals

• Aboriginal People

• beaches

• buildings