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Captain James Cook : 25-March-2013
Captain James Cook : 25-March-2013
Captain James Cook : 25-March-2013
Captain James Cook : 25-March-2013

Photographs supplied by Peter F Williams

Endeavor Park commemorates the arrival of Captain James Cook off the coast of Merimbula on 21st April 1770 and the visit of the replica Endeavour in 1995. 

Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia, 'New South Wales.'

 

Location

Address:Beach Street, Endeavour Park, Merimbula, 2548
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.888987
Long: 149.911223
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Details

Monument Type:Park
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:21-April-1770
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Actual Event End Date:21-April-1770
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Friday 21st April, 1995
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Front Inscription

ENDEAVOUR
PARK

Opened 21st April 1995
To Commemorate The Arrival Of 
Captain James Cook In "HM Bark Endeavour"
Off This Coast On 21st April 1770
And The Visit By "Endeavour"
On This Day 1995 

This Plaque Unveiled By 
Mayor Tim Collins
Presented By
The Rotary Club Of Merimbula

Left Side Inscription
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Inscription in Proximity
Source: MA
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