James Northfield | Captain James Cook 1770 Discovered Australia, the Endeavour Sailing up the East Coast to Botany Bay | MutualArt
![Postcard titled 'Captain Cook, born 1728, discovered Australia 1770, killed 1779' | Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia Postcard titled 'Captain Cook, born 1728, discovered Australia 1770, killed 1779' | Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia](https://digital-classroom.nma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-07/1700s_1770_CookclaimsAustralia_9.jpg)
Postcard titled 'Captain Cook, born 1728, discovered Australia 1770, killed 1779' | Australia's Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia
![From Captain Cook to the First Fleet: how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony From Captain Cook to the First Fleet: how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony](https://images.theconversation.com/files/314391/original/file-20200210-52356-svzc68.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=54%2C243%2C1209%2C779&q=45&auto=format&w=926&fit=clip)
From Captain Cook to the First Fleet: how Botany Bay was chosen over Africa as a new British penal colony
![Illustration showing Captain James Cook first landed at Kurnell, on the southern banks of Botany Bay, in what is now Silver Beach, on Sunday 29 April 1770, when navigating his way up Illustration showing Captain James Cook first landed at Kurnell, on the southern banks of Botany Bay, in what is now Silver Beach, on Sunday 29 April 1770, when navigating his way up](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/f4c02d9f324d45278919ed782f799bfe/2cwbnjj.jpg)
Illustration showing Captain James Cook first landed at Kurnell, on the southern banks of Botany Bay, in what is now Silver Beach, on Sunday 29 April 1770, when navigating his way up
![Statue of RN (Royal Navy) Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770. His statue is in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy Statue of RN (Royal Navy) Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770. His statue is in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CCE1KW/statue-of-rn-royal-navy-captain-james-cook-discovered-australia-in-CCE1KW.jpg)
Statue of RN (Royal Navy) Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770. His statue is in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia Stock Photo - Alamy
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The Journals of Captain Cook (Penguin Classics): Cook, James R., Edwards, Philip: 9780140436471: Amazon.com: Books
![I don't believe Captain Cook discovered Australia either, but unis can't tell students what to think | Stan Grant | The Guardian I don't believe Captain Cook discovered Australia either, but unis can't tell students what to think | Stan Grant | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e10a8c970702efa4d179525a70568a6f451e55d9/163_232_830_497/master/830.jpg?width=700&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fa487f0c379f0d36788b91f977704c40)