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On tour with Tupaia
Stowed away in the margins of Captain Cook's and Joseph Banks's diaries, the enigmatic Polynesian has no known portrait, but may have been one of the most influential figures aboard HMS Endeavour ...
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Endeavour 250: natural history through colonial encounter
In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.
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250 years since Captain Cook arrived in Australia, his legacy remains fraught
Wednesday marks 250 years since HMS Endeavour sailed into Botany Bay. A descendent of one of the Aboriginal men he first encountered there says the anniversary is an emotional one. "As we ...