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Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has ... Cook arrived in Sydney Cove in 1770 where he and his crew landed at Botany Bay, opening up the continent now known as Australia ...
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'Emotional moment' as spears taken by Captain Cook are returned to Indigenous community
Four spears stolen by Captain James Cook and his crew after he arrived at Botany Bay more than 250 years ago have been repatriated to their traditional owners. The spears were among 40 recorded as ...
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Australia marked 250th anniversary of James Cook's landing at Botany Bay
Two hundred and fifty years ago, two worlds collided: Captain James Cook set foot on Australian soil. To some he is a courageous explorer; to others he is a coloniser who stole land from the first ...
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The Nature Conservancy returns flat oysters to Sydney's Botany Bay 100 years after local extinction
Early explorer records indicate Botany Bay was bountiful with oysters, which Captain James Cook himself described as the "largest oyster shells" he had ever seen. More than likely, he was ...