-
Made first authenticated discovery of Australia, when in command of the "Duyfken". Charted about 300 km of the west coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.
-
-
-
Landed the Eendracht on Dirck Hartog Island on the west coast of Australia. Erected a pewter plate to mark his presence.
-
-
Jan carstensz landed on the north-eastern coast of mainland australia.
-
Stumbles upon the south coast of Western Australia and folows it eastward for about 1500km.
-
1688 William DAMPIER Visited north-west coast of Australia. First Englishman to suggest that New Holland be explored by the English. (Map)
-
The sea-fish that we saw here (for here was no river, land, or pond of fresh water to be seen) are chiefly sharks. There are abundance of them in this particular sound, and I therefore give it the name of Shark's Bay. Here are also skates, thornbacks, and other fish of the ray kind (one sort especially like the sea-devil) and garfish, bonetas, etc. Of shellfish we got here mussels, periwinkles, limpets, oysters, both of the pearl kind and also eating-oysters, as well the common sort as long oyst
-
Sailed to Australia with First Fleet which arrived at Botany Bay in 1788.
-
Sailed into Botany Bay practically at the same time as the First Fleet.
-
Commanded the First Fleet to Botany Bay and was the first Governor of New South Wales. Discovered the Hawkesbury River.
-
Explored to the west and south-west of Port Jackson.
-
Mutiny on the Bounty
-
1813 Found a way through the Blue Mountains and thus opened up the way to the west. (Map)
-
1813-15 Carried out further exploration over the Blue Mountains as far as the Macquarie River. Discovered the Lachlan River.
-
1817-18 Traced the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers and explored the New England Region. (Map)
-
1817-22 Explored northern Australian coastline (Map)
-
Reached Jervis Bay by way of the Kangaroo and Lower Shoalhaven rivers. Left the Cowpastures, and travelling south-south-west, then west, north-west, and north-north-west, finished journey near site of Bathurst.
-
Discovered "Pandora's Pass", a way through to the Liverpool Plains.
-
Journey to Port Phillip.
-
Exploration of the Brisbane River
-
Discovered the Darling Downs and carried out extensive trips to gather new botanical specimens.
-
Ascertained that Macquarie River ended in marshes and discovered the Darling River (Map)
-
1841Explored the Great Australian Bight (Map)
-
1844 Ludwig LEICHHARDT Explored from Brisbane to Port Essington, north-east of Darwin (Map)
-
1845-46 Discovered Warrego, Belyando and Barcoo Rivers (Map)
-
Expedition in Central Australia in search of an "inland sea".
-
1846-48 Augustus GREGORY Exploration in Western Australia. (Map)
-
1846-48 Frank GREGORY Exploration in Western Australia.
-
1846-50 John MacGILLIVRAY Sought a convenient opening in the Barrier Reef to enable ships to proceed from New South Wales to India through Torres Strait.
-
expedition from Melborne to the gulf of carpentaria
-
traced Gregory and herbet rivers to their source.conducted search of BURK WILLS
-
1861-3 Conducted search for Burke and Wills. Found grave of Gray.
Explored Northern Territory and reported on the best sites for settlement. -
1861-2 Conducted search for Burke and Wills..
-
crossed Australia from south to north in 1862
-
1864 Expedition from Rockhamton to Cape York..
-
1869-74 Three expeditions: searched for Leichhardt; Perth to Adelaide; Geraldton to Peake overland telegraph station. (Map)
-
Crossed Gibson and Victoria Deserts in two expeditions.
-
Expedition from Alice Springs to Oakover River.
-
Explored from Blackall to the Diamantina River, then through unexplored country between the Burke and Herbert Rivers to Buchanan's Creek. Explored in the country to the south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and in the north-west of Western Australia.
-
Explored from De Grey River.
-
Exploration of the centre of Western Australia including the Gibson Desert.
-
George Bass (1771-1803?) explored the east coast of Australia. Together with Flinders, he sailed more than 18 000 kilometres exploring the coastline of Australia and proved that Tasmania was an island. Bass was born in England and arrived in Sydney in 1795. In 1803, he disappeared after he sailed into the Pacific Ocean with a cargo that he wanted to sell in South America. Some people believe he was captured by the Spanish and forced to work in mines in Peru.
