Lighthouse at Cooktown

Cooktown

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April 25th 2013
Cooktown were Captain Cook hit the reef and had to come ashore and to make repairs to Endevour. A small town but with lots of history, apart from Captain Cook, with gold mining and a strong Chinese influence The musem is a must see, allow at least 3 hrs, includes narritive of Captain Cook's log while he was here, displayed on boards in chronical order day by day.Also the full history of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cooktown

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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