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 * [|Young, Leonie],

I wish I'd sailed with Captain Cook / written by Leonie Young ; illustrated by Tohby Riddle
Willoughby, N.S.W. : Weldon Kids, 1993. The account of Cook's first voyage is narrated like a story.The language is suitable for Middle Primary students. The book does not describe any encounters with the nation's first inhabitants, but it surmises that the Indigenous people must have been surprised. || ||

=A Slide Show Describing Cook's First Voyage to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia= •“Cook, James (1728–1779)” in The Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966 •Gilbert, L. A. “Banks, Sir Joseph (1743-1820)” in The Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1, (MUP), 1966 •Page, Michael,” Turning Points in the Making of Australia”; Adelaide; Rigby, 1980 •Secret Instructions to Lieutenant Cook 30 July 1768 (UK) National Library of Australia NLA MS 2, accessed from http://foundingdocs.gov.au/item-sdid-67.html#significance July 2012 With thanks to Adele Jaunn and Peter Wells for their photographs of the replica Bark Endeavour. All other photographs were from the public domain. ||
 * Bibliography for the slide show ||
 * •Cook, James, “A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss. with Notes and Introduction edited by Captain W.J.L. Wharton, R.N., F.R.S. Hydrographer of the Admiralty. eBooks@Adelaide The University of Adelaide Library University of Adelaide South Australia 5005

== A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss. with Notes and Introduction edited by Captain W.J.L. Wharton, R.N., F.R.S. Hydrographer of the Admiralty. eBooks@Adelaide The University of Adelaide Library University of Adelaide South Australia 5005

== A Literal Transcription of the Original Mss. with Notes and Introduction edited by Captain W.J.L. Wharton, R.N., F.R.S. Hydrographer of the Admiralty. eBooks@Adelaide The University of Adelaide Library University of Adelaide South Australia 5005

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Pictured below is the letter book containing Cook's secret instructions to be opened only after observing the Transit of Venus. The letter told him to explore for the great land known to exist somewhere in the southern seas. The instructions were kept secret because the English wanted to get there before the French, who were also exploring in the same area.====== Additional instructions for Lieutenant James Cook appointed to command His Majesty's Bark The Endeavour, Whereas the making Discoverys of countries hitherto unknown and the attaining of knowledge of distant places which though formerly discovered have yet been but imperfectly explored, will resound greatly to the honour of thie Nation as a Maritime Flower, as well as to the Dignity of the Criown of Great Britain, and may lend greatly to the advancement of the trade & Navigation thereof, & Whereas there is reason to imagine that a Continent or Land of great extent may be found to the southward of the Tract lately made by Captain Wallis in His Maj. Ship The Dolphin, (of which you will herewith receive a copy) or of the Tract of any former Navigator in pursuit of the like kind, You are therefore in pursuance of His Majesty's pleasure hereby required and directed to put to sea with the Bark you command, so soon as the Observation of the Transit of the Planet Venus shall be finished to observe the following instructions. You are to proceed to the Southward in order to make discovery of the Continent abovementioned until you arrive in the Latitude of 40dgrs unless you sooner fall in with it. But not having discovered it or any significant regard of it that then you are to proceed in search ot it to the westward between the Latitude beforementioned and the Latitude of 95 degrees until you discover it or fall in with the Eastern side of the land discovered by Tasman now called New Zeland. If you discover the Continent abovementioned either in your Run to the Southwd or to the Westwd, as above directed, you are to employ yourself diligently in exploring as great an extent of the Coast as you can, carefully observing the true situation thereof both in Latitude and Longitude, the Variation of the needle, & bearings of the Head Land Height direction & course of the Tides and Currents, Depths and Soundings of the Sea Shoals, Rocks etc. and also surveying and making Charts & taking Views of such Bays, Harbours and Parts of the Coast as may be useful to Navigation. You are also carefully to observe the Nature of the Soil & the Products thereof; the Beasts & Fowles that inhabit or frequent it, the Fishes that are to be found in the Rivers or upon the Coast & in what plenty. And in case you find any Mines, Minerals or valuable Stones, you are to bring home Specimens of each as also such specimens of the Seeds of the Trees, Fruits & || & Grains as you may be able to collect. and transmit them to our Secretary that he may cause proper Examination and Experiments to be made of them. You are likewise to observe the Genius, Temper, Disposition & Number of the Natives, if there be any, & endeavour by all proper means to cultivate a Friendship and alliance with them, makinig them presents of such Trifles as they may Value, inviting them to Traffick, bestowing them every kind of Civility & Regard; taking Care however not to suffer yourself to be surprised by them, but to be always upon your guard against any Incidents. You are also with the Consent of the Natives to take Possession of convenient Situations in the Country in the Name of the King of Great Britain; or, if you find the Country uninhabited, take possession for HIs Majesty by setting up proper Marks as first Discoverers and Possessors. But if you shall Fail of discovering the Continent beforementioned, you wil upon falling in with New Zeland carefully observe the Latitude and Longitude in which that Land is situated & explore as mush of the Coast as the condition of the Bark, the health of her Crew and the State of your Provisions will admit of having always great Attention to reserve as much of the latter as will enable you to reach some known Port where you may procure a Sufficiency to carry you to England, either round the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn as from Circumstances you may judge the most Eligible way of returning home. You wil also observe with accuracy the situation of such Islands as you may discover in the course ofyour Voyage that have not hitherto been discovered by any Europeans and take Possession of them for His Majesty & make Surveys & Draughts of such of them as may appear to be of Consequence, without suffering yourself, however, to be thereby directed from the Object which you are always to have in View, the Discovery of the Southern Continent so often mentioned. But for a smuch as in an undertaking of this Nature several Emergencies may Arise not to be foreseen & therefore not particularly to be provided for by Instruction beforehand, you are in all such Cases to proceed, as, upone advice with your officers you shall judge most advantageous to the service on which you are employed. You are to send by all proper Conveyance to the Secretary of the Royal Society Copys of the Observations you shall have made of the Transit of Venus; and you are at the same time to send to our Secretary for our information accounts of your proceedings, Copys of the surveys and discoverings you shall have made & upon your Arrival in England you are immediately to repair to this || Office in order to lay before us a full account of your Proceedings in the whole Course of your Voyage taking care before you have the visit to demand from the Officers and Petty Officers the Log Books & Journals they may have kept & to seal them up for our inspection & enjoyning them and the whole Crew, not to divulge where they have been until they shall have permission to do so. Given under our hands the 30th July 1768 by command of their Lordships CH Stephens E Hawke Piercy Brett Spencer || Film clip describing how Captain Cook's father's cottage came to be rebuilt in Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne
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 * __Secret.__ By the Commisioner for executing the office of the Lord High Admiral of Great Britain.

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