Entries for the tag ‘Cook, James (1728-79)’
North-Riding-born explorer, cartographer, and Royal Navy captain, three Pacific voyages 1768-79. 
- 19 December 1775: James Cook names a freezing south Pacific promontory after his native cathedral
- 14 February 1779: James Cook of Marton-in-Cleveland tries to recover a boat from some Hawaiians
- 19 August 1931: Lawrence Ennis of Dorman, Long & Co. of Middlesbrough, producer of steel and bridges, supervises closure of the arch on Sydney Harbour Bridge
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