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30-November-2013 (Graeme Saunders)
28-August-1971 : People at the unveiling ceremony (Kathryn White)

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Endeavour Lookout at Little Blowhole Reserve commemorates the 200th anniversary of the exploration of the east coast of Australia by Captain James Cook in 1770. 

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:Tingira Crescent, Little Blowhole Reserve, Endeavour Lookout, Kiama, 2533
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.687042
Long: 150.858822
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Monument Type:Structure
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Exploration
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Saturday 28th August, 1971
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Front Inscription

     LITTLE BLOWHOLE RESERVE
       "ENDEAVOUR LOOKOUT"

Officially Opened By His Worship The Mayor, On The 
28th. August 1971To Commemorate The 200th
Anniversary Of The Discovery And Exploration Of
The East Coast Of Australia By Captain James
Cook In 1770.

Paul. J. Saphin,      G. T. Wright,
Mayor                     Town Clerk

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Source: MA,H
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