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Consider the following historical events regarding European exploration and settlement in Australia: 1. 1606: Dutch navigators make the first documented European sighting of Australia. 2. 1642: Abel Tasman reaches the island later known as Tasmania. 3. 1770: Captain James Cook charts the eastern coast of Australia and claims it for Britain. 4. 1788: Establishment of the first British penal colony at Botany Bay/Port Jackson. Which of the historical events listed above are correct?

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1, 2, 3, and 4

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