cAPTION COOK
In 1770, Captain Cook, the explorer, 'discovered' the south east coast of Australia, landing in Botany Bay. On 22 August 1770, he claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia New South Wales. Despite Cook's actions, there were more than 250 tribes of Aboriginal living on the land, each with their own language, customs, laws and territorial boundaries.First expedition: on the journey was the east coast of Australia.Here James and his crew found all sorts of interesting animals and plants including the kangaroo. Unfortunately, the ship was damaged on some coral and they had to stop for a while to do repairs. Many of the crew got malaria from mosquitoes during this stop and over 30 of the crew died from the disease. Finally they returned home in July of 1771, nearly three years after their departure.