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Old 04-19-2016, 02:52 PM   #20
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr View Post
April 19, 1770

Lt. James Cook sights the east of coast of what would become known as Australia.
I'm amazed Tasman discovered New Zealand and didn't have a clue Australia was there. Then it took another 130 years before Cook found Australia. Google Earth would have shook those boys up.
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