James Cook circumnavigated New Zealand before reaching Australia.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
Captain James Cook was English.
James Cook claimed Australia for the British Crown on 22 August 1770. He landed at Possession Island in Torres Strait in order to make the formal claim.
James Cook never settled in Australia. He was sent to explore whether there really was a great southern continent, but he never settled in Australia.
Captain James Cook
On April 20, 1770, The Endeavor, reached Australia and Captain James Cook laid claim to it as part of the British Empire. He did not discover Australia, since there were already aboriginal people there, but Captain Cook was the first European to lay claim to Australia.
until Captain Cook found Australia, nobody except the indigineous Australians knew that it was a country. So in some ways it was a country and in others not really.
James Cook circumnavigated New Zealand before reaching Australia.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
Captain James Cook was English.
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James Cook claimed Australia for the British Crown on 22 August 1770. He landed at Possession Island in Torres Strait in order to make the formal claim.
Captain Cook never went anywhere near Western Australia.
No. Captain James Cook died nine years before Australia was colonised.
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James Cook never settled in Australia. He was sent to explore whether there really was a great southern continent, but he never settled in Australia.