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Bookmark or Share- Kamay – Botany Bay - National Museum of AustraliaIt was at Kamay (Botany Bay) that James Cook first set foot on the Australian continent. His landing was challenged by two men, from the Gweagal clan of the Dharawal nation, standing on the beach. For many Australians, this is one of Australia’s foundational moments in history.
- The Arrival of Prisoners at Botany Bay Penal ColonyAbout 162,000 male and female prisoners were sent to Botany Bay between 1788 and 1868, the last year that convicts were sent there. Most prisoners at Botany Bay were from England, Ireland, or Scotland, but some were from other colonies of England such as Canada, India, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the countries of the Caribbean Sea. Many ...
- Botany Bay - WikipediaBotany Bay (Dharawal: Kamay) is an open oceanic embayment, [2] located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 km (8 mi) south of the Sydney central business district.
- From Captain Cook to the First Fleet: how Botany Bay was chosen over ...If war broke out with Spain in the region, Botany Bay could be a place of refuge for British naval vessels.
- The British Colonization of Botany Bay: A Brutal EncounterBotany Bay in Sydney, Australia has had human habitation for thousands of years. But when Captain James Cook led arrived in 1770 with his British ship HMS Endeavour, it changed its direction greatly. Here, Spencer Striker tells us about what happened after the British arrived – and its negative effe
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