No. He was actually an European citizen.
There were no issues or wars between James Cook and the Australian Aborigines.
Botany Bay was indeed the first place where Lieutenant (not yet Captain) James Cook set foot on Australian soil.
No. Captain Cook was from England.
Captain James Cook.
Captain Cook was a captain and his full name was James Cook.
Captain James Cook was the captain of the Endeavour.
Captain James Cook represented England on his journeys.
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Captain James Cook was English.
No. Captain Cook has yet to make an appearance on any Australian banknote.
Captain James Cook claimed New South Wales (the eastern coast of the Australian continent) in 1770, but he claimed New Zealand in 1769.
No. The Australian flag did not exist at the time. Captain James Cook did not raise the British flag on the mainland, but on Possession Island in Torres Strait - claiming the eastern coastline of Australia for Britain.