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General Category => The Sump => Topic started by: outriding on January 12, 2012, 07:28:17 AM

Title: Australia discovered bt the Portuguese
Post by: outriding on January 12, 2012, 07:28:17 AM

I just seen this on the news over here,

A kid found a 16th century Portuguese gun buried in a beach near Darwin.
This piece seems to be an important key to the theory of the Portuguese discovery of Australia.


http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8401465/did-the-portuguese-discover-australia (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8401465/did-the-portuguese-discover-australia)


read more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Portuguese_discovery_of_Australia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_Portuguese_discovery_of_Australia)

Title: Re: Australia discovered bt the Portuguese
Post by: Jeff on January 12, 2012, 09:26:46 AM

Hmmm..... And I have seen an ancient Spanish helmet that was found in Wellington Harbour (NZ). :-\

Title: Re: Australia discovered bt the Portuguese
Post by: Rogue Trooper on January 12, 2012, 09:48:20 AM

Quote from: Jeff on January 12, 2012, 09:26:46 AM

Hmmm..... And I have seen an ancient Spanish helmet that was found in Wellington Harbour (NZ). :-\

Did it still have the Spanish motorcyclist attached?  ;)

Title: Re: Australia discovered bt the Portuguese
Post by: Jeff on January 12, 2012, 10:54:12 AM

 ;D ;D ;D ummm no..... That was back in the days when we had a proper museum.