When Europeans reached Australia

Not Just the Tudors

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🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the dramatic story of the first European encounters with the indigenous people of Australia. She's joined by Professor Alistair Paterson who sheds light on the reported events of February 1606 when the Dutch unexpectedly stumbled upon the shores of Cape York Peninsula. Together, they'll examine the far-reaching consequences of this first contact and its impact on centuries of Australian history.

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb.
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0:27.6	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb and welcome to not just the Tudors from History Hit,
0:33.3	the podcast in which we explore everything from Anne Boleyn to the Aztecs,
0:37.7	from Holbein to the Huguenots, from Shakespeare to Samarise.
0:43.1	Relieved by regular doses of murder, espionage and witchcraft.
0:47.6	Not in other words just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
0:59.0	Thank you. but most definitely also the Tudors. It's February 1606.
1:01.0	A small ship of the Dutch East India Company called the Doofkin,
1:05.0	or Little Dove, is cutting through the waves of the unexplored waters of the southern seas,
1:10.0	southeast of the Spice Island.
1:12.2	At its helm stands Wilhelm Janzun, a seasoned navigator with the Dutch East India Company.
1:18.2	Suddenly, land appears on the horizon.
1:20.9	Janzun thinks it must be a southern extension of New Guinea, but he is mistaken.
1:25.4	This is the western coast of what is now known as the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.
1:32.3	The ship drops anchor and Jansun leads a small party ashore on the 26th of February,
1:37.3	but this strange new land is not uninhabited.
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