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Let's look at the arrival of Captain Cook's HMB Endeavour through First Nations’ eyes, 250 years on from its landing. A new documentary has assembled some of the nation’s deadliest singers ...
Captain James Cook set sail aboard the HMS Endeavour on Voyage of Discovery. The location of the wreckage has been up for ...
The final resting place of HMSEndeavour – the first European ship to reach the east coast of Australia – has been confirmed by the Australian National Maritime Museum. In a new report, 26 years of ...
HMS Calliope, launched in 1884 ... secured by five, failing, anchor cables. Her captain, Henry Keane, seized an opportunity to run, and she made it to open sea narrowly avoiding a stricken American ...
Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. Laura is an editor and staff ...
The sculpture of Captain James Cook, erected in the Catani Gardens in ... It is Melbourne’s oldest piece of public art and was made by sculptor Charles Summers. The statue honours explorers ...
The biggest thing in 250 years probably has been Captain Cook and winning the premiership.” Linda Burney, the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the House of Representatives, said people ...
Libertarian commentator Chrysten Abraham discusses the decision by the Yarra City Council not to restore their Captain Cook memorial after vandals continually targeted it. “It appears to be ...
Jolly said a local branch of the Captain Cook Society, an international group that celebrates the explorer, has offered to preserve the bronze plaques. Melbourne-based society member Bill Lang ...
The Captain Cook Memorial at Edinburgh Gardens has been vandalised multiple times. Picture: Josie Hayden It would cost $15,000 to repair the memorial and put it back on site, according to a ...
Yarra City Council said it made the call to permanently remove the memorial to avoid costly repairs if it were to be targeted by vandals in the future. (Nine) Property News: Buyer mistake ...