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These weapons were used to resist the crew of the Endeavour. Until recently, they were in a museum basement in England.
It is widely believed that Broken Bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook as he sailed up the coast in early May 1770.
LONDON — Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more ... contact between Cook's crew and the Indigenous people of Kamay, or Botany Bay. The spears were presented ...
Well over a century later, on 29 April 1770, James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour landed in Botany Bay, home of the Eora people. Despite this area being populated, Cook declared the east coast ...
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has ... Cook arrived in Sydney Cove in 1770 where he and his crew landed at Botany Bay, opening up the continent now known as Australia ...
Four spears stolen by Captain James Cook and his crew after he arrived at Botany Bay more than 250 years ago have been repatriated to their traditional owners. The spears were among 40 recorded as ...
A writing of wronged history comes with the milestone exhibition of the Gweagal Spears, stolen by Captain Cook and returned ...
Captain Cook’s landing on the shores at Kamay (Botany Bay) in 1770 was resisted by Gweagal ... It is set to include readings from the Voyage Journals of James Cook and Joseph Banks as well ...