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The park commemorates the bicentenary of Captain Cook's journey of exploration along the east coast of Australia in 1770 and the commencement of the development of the Captain Cook Memorial Park. 

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:	River Street, Captain James Cook Memorial Park, Ballina, 2478
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -28.869623 Long: 153.557746 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Park
Monument Theme:	Landscape
Sub-Theme:	Exploration

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Wednesday 29th April, 1970

Source: MA