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21-August-2019
21-August-2019

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The monument in the form of stone seating commemorates the bicentenary of the naming of Point Lookout by Captain James Cook in May 1770.

 

Location

Address:Mooloomba Road & Gorge Walk, Point Lookout, 4183
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -27.432959
Long: 153.543993
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:17-May-1770
Actual Event End Date:17-May-1970

Dedication

Approx. Monument Dedication Date:1970
Front Inscription

Plaque:

- 1770               1970 -
This Plaque Commemorates
The Bi-Centenary Of
The Naming Of Point Lookout
On May 17th 1770
By CAPTAIN JAMES COOK RN
Placed By The Residents


 

 

 

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au