Beach at 1770 Campsite

Town of 1770

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April 22nd 2008
We left Rainbow Beach, and motored on up the coast, arriving at a very laid back and thankfully rain-free little coastal hamlet with the bizarre name of 'Town of 1770', a bit north of Bundaberg. Apparently, it was renamed in 1936 in honour of James Cook's landing there on 24th May 1770, on 'Bustard Beach' so named by Cook after he and his crew feasted on a Bustard caught there (Steve had a hist ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more