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Spears taken by Captain Cook are returned to Indigenous people
LONDON — Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more ... contact between Cook's crew and the Indigenous people of Kamay, or Botany Bay. The spears were presented ...
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Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’
A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has ... Cook arrived in Sydney Cove in 1770 where he and his crew ...
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'Emotional moment' as spears taken by Captain Cook are returned to Indigenous community
Four spears stolen by Captain James Cook and his crew after he arrived at Botany Bay more than 250 years ago have been repatriated to their traditional owners. The spears were among 40 recorded as ...
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Australia marked 250th anniversary of James Cook's landing at Botany Bay
Two hundred and fifty years ago, two worlds collided: Captain James Cook set foot on Australian soil. To some he is a courageous explorer; to others he is a coloniser who stole land from the first ...
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Aboriginal spears seized by Captain Cook's crew to return to Australia
Captain Cook’s landing on the shores at Kamay (Botany Bay) in 1770 was resisted by Gweagal ... It is set to include readings from the Voyage Journals of James Cook and Joseph Banks as well ...