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The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the journey by Captain James Cook along the east coast of Australia in 1770. The Endeavour was in the vicinity from the night of the 8th May 1770 till the morning of the 11th May 1770. The plaque was erected by the Toukley Rotary Club.
The Bicentenary of James Cook in Australia was commemorated in Autralia in 1970. The British explorer Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook charted the east coast of Australia in 1770, and claimed the eastern seaboard of the continent for the British Crown. It was not considered the official bicentenary of Australia, but rather the bicentenary of the first mapping of the eastern coastline.
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: | Soldiers Point Drive, Soldiers Beach, Norah Head, 2263 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.288056 Long: 151.569167 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 08-May-1770 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 11-May-1770 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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