James Cook - Wikipedia
Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 …
What Australians often get wrong about Captain Cook
Apr 19, 2020 · With the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's voyage to Australia, it is time to brush up on the history of our nation's most famous naval explorer. He's the one that …
First voyage of James Cook - Wikipedia
The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. It was the first of three …
Cook claims Australia - National Museum of Australia
Lieutenant James Cook, captain of HMB Endeavour, claimed the eastern portion of the Australian continent for the British Crown in 1770, naming it New South Wales.
James Cook - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 27, 2024 · James Cook was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean …
James Cook - Australian Museum
James Cook, one of the greatest navigators, explorers and cartographers of the Age of Enlightenment, had humble beginnings as a farm boy. Born on 27 October 1728 to a local …
The adventures of Captain Cook! - National Geographic Kids
Captain Cook is considered one of the greatest navigators and explorers of all time and, even before his death, was celebrated as a British national hero and icon. Cook mapped the east …
Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day
1 day ago · Captain Cook statue in Sydney vandalised ahead of Australia Day Australia Day is known to some Indigenous Australians as Invasion Day, symbolising a key moment in the …
Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
2 days ago · Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 …
Captain Cook statue in Sydney defaced ahead of Australia's …
2 days ago · A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before …
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