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Cooks charting of Australia

  • 1770 Captain James Cook had sighted and charted much of the eastern coastline of Australia.

    1770 Captain James Cook had sighted and charted much of the eastern coastline of Australia.
    In 1770 Captain James Cook had sighted and
    charted much of the eastern coastline of Australia.
  • 1770, enthusiastically agreed and thought that Botany Bay would be an ideal place for a settlement.

    1770, enthusiastically agreed and thought that Botany Bay would be an ideal place for a settlement.
    in 1770,
    enthusiastically agreed and thought that Botany Bay
    would be an ideal place for a settlement.
  • Cooks fleet

    Cooks fleet
    the fleet sailed into Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but neither
    the bay nor the land surrounding it met their expectations.
  • In August 1786 the British government made the decision to establish a convict settlement in New South Wales

    In August 1786 the British government made the decision to establish a convict settlement in New South Wales
    In August 1786 the British government made the decision to establish a
    convict settlement in New South Wales
  • by May 1787, the fleet had assembled at Portsmouth on the south coast of England.

    by May 1787, the fleet had assembled at Portsmouth on the south coast of England.
    by May 1787, the fleet had assembled at Portsmouth on
    the south coast of England.