Comment: The Discovery of Australia
Submitted: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10:14
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Captain
Full marks for running tales of our early
explorers.
The Duyfken actually made landfall on the WESTERN side of
Cape York, probably somewhere close to the Pennefather River, although a tourist style Cairn has been erected at what is now Duyfken Point (about 30 km south of the Pennefather).
This is only about 30 km from
Weipa by boat, but a little over 100 km by road (last 30 km down the beach).
See
http://www.australianhistory.org/willem-janszoon
Duyfken Point Cairn
Duyfken Plaque