250 Years Ago Today Capt Cook Sailed Away from Botany Bay

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A big day for James Cook 250 years ago. Cook re-named the first land fall Botany Bay from Stingray Bay, after Joseph Banks went out and collected so many plants. Then he departed Botany Bay and sailed up the east coast. During this time they saw dolphins, fish and turtles. He sailed away to continue the rest of his world changing 1st voyage.
Today marks the 250th anniversary of Cook’s landing in Australia and that first meeting of two cultures that changed the course of our land forever. It’s a d...
 
All the crew will of been singing “ Boro boys are in town “ as they sailed in . They’ll of only left when the local hostelries ( whatever manner they may have been ) will have been exhausted
 
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