1770s

Pre-1788 Aboriginal food sources

Prior to European settlement, Australia’s indigenous people were primarily (although perhaps not exclusively) nomadic, moving from place to place to… Read More

1770 Taste of Australia for Joseph Banks

In 1770, visiting Australia’s east coast aboard Captain Cook’s Endeavour, the botanist Joseph Banks thought the coastal soil north of… Read More

Pre-1770 Indigenous food timeline

Australia’s first inhabitants had an oral, not a written tradition. Although their rock art and the archaeological record can tell… Read More

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