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Bicentenary of Captain Cook`s ExplorationPrint Page 

The plaque commemorates the bicentenary of the journey by Captain James Cook along the east coast of Australia in 1770. The Endeavour was in the vicinity from the night of the 8th May 1770 till the morning of the 11th May 1770. The plaque was erected by the Toukley Rotary Club.
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: | Soldiers Point Drive, Soldiers Beach, Norah Head, 2263 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.288056 Long: 151.569167 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Monument |
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Monument Theme: | Landscape |
Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
Actual Event Start Date: | 08-May-1770 |
Actual Event End Date: | 11-May-1770 |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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