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09-February-2020 (John Huth)
09-February-2020 (John Huth)

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / John Huth

The Captain Cook Navigation Centre was erected by the citizens of Gilgandra to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770. It was moved to its present location in 1988. 

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:Newell Highway, Cooee March Memorial Park , Gilgandra, 2827
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.720957
Long: 148.656909
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Approx. Event Start Date:1770
Approx. Event End Date:1970

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1970
Source: MA
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