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5. The Javanese are believed to have visited northern Australia in OTL, and I'm guessing that the increased volume of sea trade will prompt more intensive exploration. The Argyle diamond mines are close to the coast and located near a river, so in my opinion it isn't beyond the bounds of possibility that Javanese explorers might discover them. They might not find the big deposits at first, but there should be enough loose diamonds to keep them digging. I doubt, though, that there will be any large-scale settlement of Australia at this point, because the areas known to the Javanese will be desert.

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