Cook charted Australia's east coast in 1770, laying the groundwork for the later decision to send the First Fleet, which was led by Captain Arthur Phillip. Australia Day is a contentious holiday ...

“Randwick City Council condemns this act of vandalism of the heritage Captain Cook statue,” he ... and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney ... Cook arrived in Sydney Cove in 1770 where he and his crew landed at Botany Bay, opening up the continent now known as Australia to colonisation ...

His memorials have been the focus of Australia Day protests in recent years but Captain James Cook's life and death show he was no xenophobe, writes DAVID ELLERY.

one of the very first objects brought to England from Australia, and it was brought here by the explorer Captain Cook. We know the precise date that it came into Cook's hands, 29 April 1770.

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A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has ... who charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain in 1770, his arrival is also seen as a prelude to ...