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 ...

We know the precise date that it came into Cook's hands, 29 April 1770. We have written accounts ... his first European on the shore at Botany Bay nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, this ...

is a masterful depiction of both sides of Cook’s story. One can see the accepted and widespread colonial narrative. But, by following a process built in the artwork, one starts uncovering other ...