Captain James Cook in 1770. ... The replica of Captain James Cook's ship, Endeavour, sails away from Sydney Harbour. (Pic credit: Richard Palfreyman / Perth 2011 via Getty Images) ...

Curator Marika Duczynski and the four spears taken by Cook in 1770 have gone on public display at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Credit: Steven Siewert Four of the 40 or 50 Gweagal spears taken during ...

Captain James Cook arrived in Botany Bay in 1770 while Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with the First Fleet in 1788, which is the official state date of Australia’s colonial period.

In 1770, then Lieutenant Cook charted the Australian east coast, laying the groundwork for the establishment of Sydney as the first British colony on the continent.

Captain James Cook arrived in Botany Bay in 1770 while Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with the First Fleet in 1788, which is the official state date of Australia’s colonial period.

Captain James Cook arrived in Botany Bay in 1770 while Captain Arthur Phillip arrived with the First Fleet in 1788, which is the official state date of Australia’s colonial period.