French journal from 1687 on L’Oiseau ship records first European sighting of Australian coastline Posted on March 27, 2023 By Charlielikes A 330-year-old journal written by a French naval surgeon onboard Louis XIV’s royal fleet describes the first ever European sighting of Australia’s coastline. news Tags:‘first, ‘ship, 1687, australian, coastline, european, french, from, journal, l’oiseau, news, of, on, records, sighting, topnews, trending