Captain James Cook mapped the east coast of Australia aboard the Endeavour in 1770. 2020 marks 250 years since that historic voyage. Through a series of curated banners we examine this event and its legacy, incorporating perspectives both of those aboard the Endeavour and the Indigenous inhabitants watching it from the shore.

Image: The Bark, Earl of Pembroke, later Endeavour, leaving Whitby Harbour in 1768 ca. 1790, Thomas Luny, National Library of Australia, nla.obj-134301494.

Visit the Cooktown & Cape York Expo – The Rising Tide, which will be held from 11 – 20 June 2021, and will focus on ‘reconciliation, regeneration and economic recovery’, putting a spotlight on the history, adventure, culture and natural beauty of Cooktown and Cape York. The ten-day expo will kick off with the free Reconciliation Rocks music festival – featuring artists such as Busby Marou, Troy Cassar-Daley and Mau Power – followed by a week-long regional showcase and business expo, and finishing with the much-anticipated Discovery Festival weekend.