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Cooktown and Beyond

July 9th 2012
Cooktown named obviously after the famed explorer himself is the place where Captain James and his crew beached the Endeavour in the estuary and effected repairs after coming to grief on the outer reef. The river on which the town is situated bears the name of Her/His Majesty’s famous barque and this quaint little frontier town owns an important part of Australian history. Apart from being ... read more
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Australian Flag 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
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