ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA. One hundred and fifty-four years ago, Captain Cook landed at Kurnell, in Botany Bay (near Sydney), and hoisted the Union Jack at the spot shown in the photograph. The anniversary was celebrated on April 26. The bugler is standing on the spot where Cook's party first landed to obtain water from a nearby creek. In the distance is seen H.M.A.S. Anzac, lying where Cook's Endeavour anchored.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 38
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72ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA. One hundred and fifty-four years ago, Captain Cook landed at Kurnell, in Botany Bay (near Sydney), and hoisted the Union Jack at the spot shown in the photograph. The anniversary was celebrated on April 26. The bugler is standing on the spot where Cook's party first landed to obtain water from a nearby creek. In the distance is seen H.M.A.S. Anzac, lying where Cook's Endeavour anchored. Otago Witness, Issue 3662, 20 May 1924, Page 38
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