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First European Sighting of the KangarooPrint Page 
07-July-2008
Photographs supplied by Russell Byers
The monument commemorates the first European sighting of the Kangaroo, by members of Lieutenant James Cook`s crew in June 1770.
Sir Joseph Banks, who accompanied Cook, employed the illustrator Sydney Parkinson as the botanical draughtsman for the scientific team on this voyage. Parkinson made a remarkable illustration of this marsupial.
Location
| Address: | Hope Street, Grassy Hill Lookout , Cooktown, 4895 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -15.461088 Long: 145.254764 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Animals |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | June-1770 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | June-1770 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAEndeavour River June 1770
Lt. James Cook and the men on H.M.S. Endeavour, were the first Europeans ever to sight the Kangaroos.
"Observed, amazed, described, sketched, shot, eaten and named Kangaroo !!
With appreciation, Australia
Gisela Hunter
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
