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Bicentenary of Captain Cook`s ExplorationPrint Page 
The garden and obelisk commemorate the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770.
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: | The Grand Parade, Cook Park, Brighton-Le-Sands, 2216 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.968567 Long: 151.15304 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Actual Event Start Date: | 29-April-1770 |
Actual Event End Date: | 29-April-1970 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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CAPTAIN COKK- BI-CENTENARY
1770 -1970
This garden and obelisk were established by
ROCKDALE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
to commemorate the 200th Anniversary
of the discovery of the East Coast of Australia
by LIEUT. JAMES Cook R.N.
who landed on 29th April 1770 at Kurnell
4½ miles South East of this point.
R. Stark Town Clerk
R. W. Rathbone Mayor