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Captain Cook Navigation Centre (Captain Cook Bicentenary)Print Page 
The Captain Cook Navigation Centre was erected by the citizens of Gilgandra to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770. It was moved to its present location in 1988.
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: | Newell Highway, Cooee March Memorial Park , Gilgandra, 2827 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.720957 Long: 148.656909 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1770 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1970 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1970 |
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