All together now

1770 ...

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January 7th 2011
… might be the number of McDonald’s we have seen since leaving Heathrow six weeks ago … or, the number of times William has asked ‘Are we there yet?’ or, perhaps, … it could be England’s total in the final innings of the Ashes. Actually, 1770 is a place! It is named for the date that Lt James Cook and the Endeavour (… all sounds a bit Captain’s Log doesn’t it?) landed on this ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Lady Musgrave Island

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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