STATUE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK IN VICTORIA SQUARE UNVEILED BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. — The statue of Captain James Cook presented to the City by Mr M. F. Barnett was unveiled by his Excellency the Governor-General yesterday morning. A tablet at the base of the statue bears the inscription: James Cook, captain, Royal Navy, circumnavigator, who first hoisted the British flag in New Zealand and explored her seas and coasts. 1769-70,1773-4, 1777. Oceani investigator acerrimus.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20622, 11 August 1932, Page 11
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73STATUE OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK IN VICTORIA SQUARE UNVEILED BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL. —The statue of Captain James Cook presented to the City by Mr M. F. Barnett was unveiled by his Excellency the Governor-General yesterday morning. A tablet at the base of the statue bears the inscription: James Cook, captain, Royal Navy, circumnavigator, who first hoisted the British flag in New Zealand and explored her seas and coasts. 1769-70,1773-4, 1777. Oceani investigator acerrimus. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20622, 11 August 1932, Page 11
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