<P> On 19 April 1770 , the Endeavour sighted the east coast of Australia and ten days later landed at Botany Bay . Cook charted the coast to its northern extent and , along with the ship 's naturalist , Joseph Banks , who subsequently reported favourably on the possibilities of establishing a colony at Botany Bay . Cook formally took possession of the east coast of New Holland on 21 / 22 August 1770 , and noted in his journal that he could `` land no more upon this Eastern coast of New Holland , and on the Western side I can make no new discovery the honour of which belongs to the Dutch Navigators and as such they may lay Claim to it as their property ( italicised words crossed out in the original ) but the Eastern Coast from the Latitude of 38 South down to this place I am confident was never seen or viseted by any European before us and therefore by the same Rule belongs to great Brittan ( italicised words crossed out in the original ) . </P>
<P> On 19 April 1770 , the Endeavour sighted the east coast of Australia and ten days later landed at Botany Bay . Cook charted the coast to its northern extent and , along with the ship 's naturalist , Joseph Banks , who subsequently reported favourably on the possibilities of establishing a colony at Botany Bay . Cook formally took possession of the east coast of New Holland on 21 / 22 August 1770 , and noted in his journal that he could `` land no more upon this Eastern coast of New Holland , and on the Western side I can make no new discovery the honour of which belongs to the Dutch Navigators and as such they may lay Claim to it as their property ( italicised words crossed out in the original ) but the Eastern Coast from the Latitude of 38 South down to this place I am confident was never seen or viseted by any European before us and therefore by the same Rule belongs to great Brittan ( italicised words crossed out in the original ) . </P>
where did the english first settle in australia
where did the english first settle in australia
Botany Bay
Botany Bay