Ascending the coast range, reached the upper waters of the Burdekin, and discovered the Valley of Lagoons, west of Rockingham Bay. 1862.
Daly— A convict afterwards hanged for burglary; instigated the first gold prospecting party in Australia. Having broken up a pair of brass buckles, he mixed the fragments with sand and stones, and presented it as specimens of ore he had found. 1789.
Dampier, Captain William— The first Englishman to land in New Holland. He visited the north-west coast in the CYGNET, with a crew of buccaneers. 1688.
In charge of the ROEBUCK, sent by the English Government to explore the northwest coast; visited the archipelago that now bears his name. 1699.
Dawes, Lieutenant—
With Tench and Morgan explore south and west of Rose Hill. 1790.
Crossed the Nepean. 1789.
"De Brak," "Zeemeuw," and "Limmen"— Commanded by Abel Janz Tasman, surveyed a great portion of the north and north-west coasts of New Holland. 1644.
De Lissa and Hardwicke— Explore from Fowler's Bay to the edge of the Great Victorian Desert. 1862.
Delft, Martin Van—
With the ships VOSSENBACH, WAYER, and NOVA HOLLANDIA, to investigate the
west coast. This was the last voyage of exploration undertaken by the
Dutch, and closes the early discovery of New Holland. 1705.
D'Entrecasteaux, Admiral Bruni— With the ships RECHERCHÉ and L'ESPERANCE, left Brest to seek La Perouse, anchored on the south coast of Australia. 1792.