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Captain Cook Bicentenary & Rural Youth State ConferencePrint Page 

The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770; and also the Rural Youth State Conference held in Yeppoon in 1970.
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: | Normanby Street, Beaman Park, Yeppoon, 4703 |
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State: | QLD |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -23.128465 Long: 150.746784 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1770 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1970 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 2nd May, 1970 |
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1770 - 1970
To Commemorate —
Cpt. Cook`s Bi-Centenary
And
Rural Youth State Conference
Yeppoon
2 - 5 - 1970
Erected By -
The Rural Youth Organisation of Qld.