Under Construction 1606 Discovery of Torres straits by Luis Valo de Torres. William Jansz visits Cape York Peninsula in the Durfken .
Aborigines attack the Dutch crew.
1623 Jan Carstens explores Gulf of Carpentaria and Staaten River. Abel Tasman explores Cape York Peninsula, naming it Carpentaria Land. Captain Cook sails up Queensland Coast. 16th May. Moreton Bay named. 17th May. Cook lands on Possession Island, 22nd August, and takes possession of eastern coast, naming it New South Wales.