A MEMORIAL TO CAPTAIN COOK—THE GREATEST NAVIGATOR ENGLAND EVER HAD.
I?’"’, '',i|dniii Cook. the first < iri iiiiimivigiitor. which Ims been presented to Whitby by the lion, Gerviise Iteekett. Ml'.. wns unveiled bv lord Charles I'll 7. Ji t > n month II occupies line posit!n the west .HIT. In full view of the sen and th town where Cook learned seamanship and w here the ves«ls ill ''hl' hhe sailed were built. Lord < harles gave an outline of Cook's career, characterising Idin as the greatest navigator and the greatest surveyor tile country ever hud Id liiiiiible birth, he owed nothing to anyone Ind Idmsidf. His rgy. pluck, and grit. Ids depth of knowledge made hixtraordinarv among 'men The monument would perpetuate .fames Cook lor all time, serving to remind the youth of the country of the great man who had served his couiHr!' on ever'- sei braving dangers and discomforts in the path of honour, duty, and patriotism. ‘ ’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 21, 20 November 1912, Page 20
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157A MEMORIAL TO CAPTAIN COOK—THE GREATEST NAVIGATOR ENGLAND EVER HAD. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVIII, Issue 21, 20 November 1912, Page 20
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