Australia has
one of the longest recorded native histories in the world, and one of the shortest
"modern" histories of settlement. The original native settlers are accepted to have
sailed from Indonesia over 70,000 years ago, but the first Europeans didn't land on Australia
until the mid-16th century.
Because of the mystique given to far-away
places, Australia has its share of myths. James Cook is one, although he did spur the European
settlements after his historic trip around New Zealand (also, he was a...
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