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Iconic Sydney river could soon be officially renamed
The river was named after British Explorer James Cook after he landed in Botany Bay in 1770 and claimed possession for the UK of Australia's east coast. An Aboriginal partnership group is ...
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Australia marks 250th anniversary of Cook landing in muted fashion
The 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook's contentious landing in Australia ... by AFP Follow On April 29, 1770, Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour into Botany Bay -- called Kamay in the local ...
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A colonial explorer stole Aboriginal spears in 1770. Centuries later, they’ll finally return to Australia
Four Aboriginal spears taken by British explorer James Cook in 1770, thought to be some of ... also known as Botany Bay, according to a news release from the University of Cambridge’s Trinity ...
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Gamay Indigenous rangers help scientists study wildlife moving through heavily industrialised Botany Bay
The local Aboriginal people refer to Botany Bay as Gamay, and the first interaction between Europeans and Aboriginal people here was not positive. In April 1770, Captain Cook led a landing party ...
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Captain Cook’s first Australian souvenir returned to Indigenous owners
Cambridge, England | A set of spears souvenired by Captain James Cook during his first encounter with Indigenous Australians in Sydney’s Botany Bay ... on April 29, 1770, between the Indigenous ...
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Spears taken by James Cook in 1770 to be returned to La Perouse Aboriginal community
Four Aboriginal spears taken by Captain James Cook when he landed in Botany Bay in 1770 are to be returned to the descendants of the original peoples.