Five Voyages

Mission Statement:  

  • To deliver a detailed account of the voyages that delivered an outline of North Queensland's coastline before the First Fleet arrived in Sydney harbour in 1788:

The voyages:

  • Luis Vaez de Torres (1606)
  • Willem Jansz a.k.a. Janszoon (1606)
  • Jan Carstensz (1624)
  • Abel Tasman (1644)
  • James Cook (1770). 
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