Captain Cook Memorial
This is built where Captain Cook landed in May of 1770 and appararently 1770 is the only town in Australia with a number instead of a name.
From: Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra
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 nam... [read more]
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 nam... [read more] Blog: Mackay Yeppoon 1170
Date: October 1st 2008
Well once again we have arrived back at our base of River Heads. It has certainly been a godsend having Ann and Bernie's house to return to while we wash,repack and restock for the next trip. John can actually get a few good nights sleep and of course watch his precious TV with proper reception. We spent a week with Cheryl and Jeff in Mackay, although Jeff was working for most of the time. It ... read more
Date: October 1st 2008
Well once again we have arrived back at our base of River Heads. It has certainly been a godsend having Ann and Bernie's house to return to while we wash,repack and restock for the next trip. John can actually get a few good nights sleep and of course watch his precious TV with proper reception. We spent a week with Cheryl and Jeff in Mackay, although Jeff was working for most of the time. It ... read more
Comment on Captain Cook Memorial
We are leaving the cold Canberra winter for a couple of months and heading North (just like all the grey nomads).We will travel up via the Great Inland Way and down by the coast.... full info
| Joined: | June 27th 2007 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 48 |
| Photos: | 503 |
| Forum posts: | 0 |
| TB Code: | [photo=2913566] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Formo). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Formo). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact John and Maree Forman (Formo) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.