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16-July-2015
16-July-2015

Photographs supplied by John Huth

The plaque commemorates the European discovery and naming of Hervey Bay by Captain James Cook in May 1770.

Hervey Bay was named by Captain Cook after Augustus John Hervey (1724-1799), later the 3rd Earl of Bristol, a Naval Officer, who became a Lord of the Admiralty in the year of HMB Endeavour’s return.

 

Location

Address:11 Torquay Road, Hervey Bay RSL & Services Memorial Club Inc., Pialba, 4655
State:QLD
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -25.281869
Long: 152.840925
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

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

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Front Inscription

      Erected By The 
          R.S.L.A.
     To Commemorate
      The Discovery
    And Naming Of 
  Hervey Bay On 
  21st May 1770 By 
Capt` James Cook R. N. 

 

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Source: MA
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