www.monumentaustralia.org.au

200th Anniversary of the Sighting of the East Coast of AustraliaPrint Page Print this page

11-June-2016
11-June-2016

Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown

The cairn was erected to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the sighting of the east coast of Australia by Lieutenant James Cook`s exploration in April 1770.

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.

Location

Address:Point Hicks Road, Lighthouse Track, Point Hicks Lighthouse, Tamboon, 3880
State:VIC
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -37.802761
Long: 149.275607
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
View Google Map

Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:19-April-1770
Actual Event End Date:20-April-1770

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 20th April, 1970
Front Inscription

This Cairn Was Erected
To Celebrate The
Two Hundredth Anniversary
— Of —
Lt. James Cook`s Sighting
Of The Eastern Coast Of Australia

Officially Unveiled By Sir Henry Bolte, K.C.M.G., M.L.A., Premier of Victoria. 20th April 1970

Source: MA,RHSV
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au