Papers [manuscript]. 1970.

Forwood, Reginald.

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Canberra & District Historical Society

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The Society was formed on 10 Dec. 1953 at a public meeting at the Canberra University College (later the Australian National University) chaired by Professor H. Burton. The first president was Mr. L.F. Fitzhardinge. Other prominent academics and public figures associated with the Society have been Professor Manning Clark, Professor O.H.K. Spate, A.T Shakespeare and Dr. J.H.L. Cumpston. From the description of Records of the Canberra & District Historical Society. 1953-1973. (Libr...

Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...