Fifty years ago Australia celebrated the bicentenary of Captain James Cook's 'discovery' of the the vast island continent with fireworks, historical re-enactments and a long visit by the Queen.

HMS Endeavour, famously captained by James Cook during his Pacific voyage, identified off the coast of Rhode Island, solving 250-year maritime mystery - Anadolu Ajansı ...

On 29 April 1770, explorer James Cook arrived in Australia. He would later claim the region for the British crown. But celebrations in Australia for the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's voyage ...

Captain Cook set sail for Australia 250 years ago. Who was he and was he eaten by cannibals? RUMOURS swirl over what happened to Captain James Cook’s body on his voyage to the southern ...

The story of Captain James Cook's "discovery" of Australia is well known but Indigenous history has a very different story to tell, writes Alison Page. Skip to main content. ABC News.

The spectacle of Venus crossing the Sun had special significance in Australia, discovered by Captain James Cook on his way home from viewing the rare celestial phenomenon in Tahiti in 1769.

James Cook also reached Australia's east coast before any other European. Cook wasn’t the first European to spot Australia—Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed there in 1606.

The prominent statue is located in Sydney's Hyde Park A debate has ignited in Australia over a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook, which has a plaque saying he "discovered this ...

The famed ship took Captain James Cook to Australia on his first voyage of discovery. ... After Cook’s voyage of discovery concluded in 1771, the British Navy sold the Endeavor to a private owner.

The fate of Captain James Cook’s iconic ship, the HMS Endeavour, which helped chart the Australian and New Zealand coastlines, has finally been resolved. After more than 250 years, scientists ...

On 29 April 1770, explorer James Cook arrived in Australia. ... Australia debates Cook 'discovery' statue. Published. 23 August 2017. Britain regrets Maori killings by Endeavour crew.

The prominent statue is located in Sydney's Hyde Park A debate has ignited in Australia over a statue of British explorer Captain James Cook, which has a plaque saying he "discovered this ...