200th Anniversary of Captain Cook`s ExplorationPrint Page

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The cairn commemorates the 200th anniversary of Captain James Cook's exploration, charting and claiming of the east coast of Australia for the British Empire. The cairn also houses a time capsule to be opened in 2020.

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:	Churchill Street, Millennium Park, Childers, 4660
State:	QLD
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -25.236042 Long: 152.278673 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Monument
Monument Theme:	Landscape
Sub-Theme:	Exploration
Actual Event Start Date:
Approx. Event Start Date:	1770
Actual Event End Date:
Approx. Event End Date:	1970
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Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:	Saturday 22nd August, 1970
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Front Inscription

This Cairn
Was Erected
By
The Citizens Of The Isis District
To Mark The 200th Anniversary
Of The Discovery Of Australia
By
Captain James Cook.

It Houses A Time Capsule
To Be Opened In The Year 2020.

22nd August 1970

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Source: MA

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