Botany Bay was the site of James Cook's first landing of HMS Endeavour on the continent of Australia, after his extensive navigation of New Zealand. Later the British planned Botany Bay as the site for a penal colony. We explore the bay to see the beginnings of European Australia. Here we see the monuments to Cook and Banks, the sense of history and of our Indigenous seascape.

DELIVERY MODE

• Online

SUGGESTED READING

• Bound for Botany Bay, Jonathan King (descendant of Gov. King), Macmillan Australia 1987
• The Land They Found, Ronald Laidlaw, Macmillan 1979
• Australia’s First Settlement 1788 – 1821, Elizabeth Foster, Oxford University Press 1989

COURSE OUTLINE

• Cook's 1770 arrival at Botany Bay
• First meeting with Australia’s First People
• Exploration of monuments
• Taren Point; Brighton-le-Sands; Kyeemagh
• Endeavour Bridge; Sir Joseph Banks Park
• The French arrive – La Perouse
• The First Fleet
• Exploring Cape Banks and La Perouse
• Botany Bay Cemetery

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Should have a greater understanding of the history and location of Botany Bay