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The memorial tablet commemorates the first Englishman to land on the shores of New South Wales.
A memorial tablet to Midshipman Isaac Smith, who is believed to have been the first member of Captain Cook's party to land at Kurnell in 1770, was unveiled on Saturday. The tablet is on a rock on which the party landed. Members of the Captain Cook's Landing Place Trust and of the Royal Australian Historical Society waited for low tide so that they could reach the rock. The tablet was unveiled by the retiring president of the trust, Mr. K. R. Cramp.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 9 February 1948.
Location
| Address: | Prince Charles Parade & Captain Cook Drive, Monument Track, Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell, 2231 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.00465 Long: 151.216994 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 29-April-1770 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 29-April-1770 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 7th February, 1948 |
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According To Tradition
In The Cook Family
MIDSHIPMAN ISAAC SMITH
Cousin Of The Wife Of Captain James Cook R.N.
Afterwards An Admiral Of The British Fleet
Was The First Englishman
To Land On This Rock And On The Shores Of
New South Wales
April 29, 1770.
