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Bicentenary of Captain Cook`s ExplorationPrint Page 
A monument commemorates the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770.
It also commemorates the official opening of the Access Road to North Brother Mountain. Captain Cook named "the Brothers" on 12 May 1770 for their resemblance to mountains in his native Yorkshire.
Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia, 'New South Wales.'
Location
Address: | Captain Cook Bicentenary Road, North Brother Mountain, Laurieton, 2443 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.657676 Long: 152.777807 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 29th April, 1970 |
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Hastings Shire Council
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook R.N.
And the official opening of the access road to North Brother Mountain, which was named by Captain Cook on his voyage of discovery.
This plaque was unveiled by W. D. Muir Esq., Dip. For. Commissioner for Forests, N.S.W. on 29th April, 1970
J. R. Andrews President
T. S. Gilbert Shire Clerk