Yeah I heard about that too. lol I wonder what they would have done. @argalius, Yeah I knew about him, and there was also dirk Hartog (or something like that) who was also dutch and landed in shark-bay (also on the west coast). I havent heard any dutch but it might be an interesting language to have spoken and maybe if they did claim it, our natural resources and native people wouldnt have been exploited as much. Them english people cut down approx 50% what was forrested land when they arrived. now australia is only 9% forested.