Show I Explorers Too Ready Pass Australia to Up The continent of ot Australia was not discovered ered until just Lefore leCore the American Revolution Ite Louis louls de deTorres deTorres deTorres Torres sailing from Peru In l 1600 OO thought the northern Queensland coast const was another of those Island groups groups time the Soloman New Nets Hebrides through Hebrides through which he had passed The Time Dutch proceeding from Java Ju several times tines met the I west and north of A Australia but reported reported re reo ported a barren wild country Inhabited by barbarous cruel black peo peo- pIe Abel Tasman rasman In 1612 1012 found Dan Dun Land Tasmania and left In disgust In William Dampier an nn English buccaneer landed In West Australia mind and the time following year ear mapped the coastIn coast In his report to King William he described the land Junel as sandy and waterless with within stunted trees In Inhabited In- In habited by the Uthe people In the world A hundred years ears later the En English lIsh scientific expedition expedition tion under Captain Cook revealed the presence of wide belts of fertile ferUle land and his landing at Botany bay Sydney Sdney April 28 23 1770 resulted result result- ed In another continent for tor the time British Brit ish crown |