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Cooktown Re-enactment Association

Locality: Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Address: 121a Charlotte Street 4895 Cooktown, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 Well worth reading.

24.01.2022 Did you know that Lieutenant Cook’s journal from the 1770 Endeavour Voyage was used to support Native Title determinations in the Federal Court? Learn more abo...ut the voyage including stories from Indigenous peoples living on the shore alongside the crew on the ship in our current exhibition ‘Endeavour Voyage’. Reserve a time to visit in person: bit.ly/3brc8DM

23.01.2022 We are still happy to accept book donations for our verandah book stall at The Boathouse. They are very popular at the moment. Just leave them on the verandah and we will sort them out.We are still happy to accept book donations for our verandah book stall at The Boathouse. They are very popular at the moment. Just leave them on the verandah and we will sort them out.

22.01.2022 Wow, that was fast! Seats have already sold out for the Cook conference on Saturday 21 November, but don't worry - you can still purchase a ticket for the lives...tream. It's only $15, will be available as a recording afterwards as well, and has the added benefit of being viewable from the comfort of your armchair. You can get your tickets here: https://queenslandhistory.org//Cook-250-flyer-livestream-o

20.01.2022 A note on dates. It has been pointed out that dates for events in these journal reports can differ between Cook and Banks and others, There are a few reasons fo...r this, At Batavia it was advised by the locals that the date being used was different to that calculated by the Endeavour, this is because being 3/4 way around a circumnavigation, in 1770, no such thing as the Date Line was in use and no correction had been made for this phenomenon of being east or west of London. Banks appears to have continued with his counting of days and dates without correction wheras Cook adjusted for that as advised by the Dutch in Batavia. Additionally there is a marked difference in "ship time", as used by Cook and civil dates, as used by Banks. This excerpt from Gutenberg may assist in the explanation: "Cook's longitudes in this voyage are all given as west of Greenwich, not divided into east and west, as is usual at this day. The latter system again has only been adopted universally since his time. Though Cook himself gives, at the beginning of the Journal, a note of the method of reckoning days adopted, it may not be amiss to give further explanation here. It was the usual custom on board ships to keep what was known as Ship timei.e., the day began at noon BEFORE the civil reckoning, in which the day commences at midnight. Thus, while January 1st, as ordinarily reckoned, is from midnight to midnight, in ship time it began at noon on December 31st and ended at noon January 1st, this period being called January 1st. Hence the peculiarity all through the Journal of the p.m. coming before the a.m. It results that any events recorded as occurring in the p.m. of January 1st in the log, would, if translated into the ordinary system, be given as happening in the p.m. of December 31st; while occurrences in the a.m. of January 1st would be equally in the a.m. of January 1st in both systems. This puzzling mode of keeping the day at sea continued to a late period, and was common to seamen of all nations. The astronomical day, again, begins at noon AFTER the midnight at which the civil day begins, and hence is a whole day later than the ship's day. This does not enter into Cook's Journal, but one of the logs of the Endeavour, extant, that of Mr. Green the astronomer, was kept in this time, and the events of say Thursday, June 24th, of Cook's Journal, are therein given as happening on Wednesday, June 23rd. These differences of reckoning have been a fertile source of confusion in dates in many voyages. Besides Cook's Journals there are other Journals and Logs of the voyage extant. Perhaps it may be necessary to state that a Log is the official document in which the progress of the ship from hour to hour is recorded, with such official notes as the alteration in sail carried, expenditure of provisions and stores, etc. A Journal contains this information in a condensed form, with such observations as the officer keeping it may feel inclined to insert." No corrections have been made in these accounts taken from the Journals, thus we leave it to the reader to make any adjustments they may feel obliged to correct apparent discrepancies which may appear.

19.01.2022 Seamen of Cook's day.

19.01.2022 This is the corner of a hand sewn sail made in the 1800s. The craftsmanship and quality of the work is amazing. This is a lost art. The canvas sails were made o...f hemp along with clothing, ropes, and the caulking used to fill gaps between planks among other things. Hemp is 3 times stronger than jute and was preferred because it was unaffected by salt water. The work done by sail makers was demanding and left no room for error as their sails would be what brings fishermen home safely. See more

18.01.2022 The discovery of longitude.

17.01.2022 Well worth exploring if you haven't already done so.

16.01.2022 Tuesday Talks - new autumn seriesTUESDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2.00pm BST (London time):

14.01.2022 Excellent editorial:

12.01.2022 Would love to go and see this amazing exhibition at Parliament House in Canberra

11.01.2022 Rather than discovering Australia as is commonly believed, Lt. James Cook was a beneficiary of French then British calligrapher spies who probably bribed their ...way to the Dieppe Portuguese maps drawn in the mid 1500s. The original maps were later destroyed by fire, but the stolen copies remained. Cook had to do some detective work, realigning the smaller map sections correctly but navigation had advanced considerably in 250 years. I have the McIntyre book that goes into the detail. The strangest thing is Cook's maps prove he had the Dieppe maps with him, as errors in his maps exactly match the original Portuguese maps. Cook did line them up properly, so I guess he gets credit for correctly mapping the shape of the coastline. All Australians should know about Captain Mendonca's secret voyage here in the 1520s, & how his maps helped Cook more than 250 years later. Mendonca outdid Cook's voyage as well, sailing into Port Phillip Bay, thru Bass Strait (named for Bass 3 centuries later!) and along the Victorian coast. (Update : there's even speculation that this was Mendonca's 2nd Aust. voyage, having mapped the west coast the first time!) A copy of the Secret Discovery of Australia book should be in the messroom of Endeavour. Erik https://www.eurasiareview.com/18032020-the-portuguese-disc/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org//Theory_of_the_Portuguese_disco

10.01.2022 "I always thought Cook was the bad guy, growing up as an Indigenous woman," says artist Alison Page. After reading his diary, she now feels history has been unfair to him. Do you agree?

09.01.2022 "Guilt" about Captain Cook and the European arrival in Australia begs the question: how "guilty" should we feel about human migrations and the ebb and flow of s...ocieties from power to absorption? Should the Aztec or Inca feel guilty about their empires and the tribes they dominated? Should the Iroquois feel guilty about their destruction of the Huron in 17th century Canada? In Australia, as in Canada, there can be shame that some "settlers" in those days mistreated and even "hunted" indigenous people---but to demand shame from an exploring sailor is nonsense. Isn't the better path one to admire the tenacity of indigenous Australians in surviving 60,000 years in a difficult climate, at the same time admiring Cook's courage and the seamanship of early colonial seafarers---but draw from that a mutual respect as a future is built together? Just a thought. See more

08.01.2022 We did it again team . Thanks for a great morning with Tim and the Channel Nine crew.

08.01.2022 Whitby abbey and the most amazing Sun rays I’ve ever seen.

06.01.2022 Livestream tickets still available, with option to view as a recording afterwards.

06.01.2022 I hope this works...

06.01.2022 Good job men. Australian National Museum promotion which is currently on exhibition until April 2021

05.01.2022 As from Monday 26th October we will no longer be contactable on our business number 0740696861. A new number will be advertised next year but in the meantime please call 0427194820. Please share around. Moving out.

05.01.2022 Plants have been used for thousands of years by Australia's First Peoples. They were markers for different seasons, provided food, medicine and materials for ma...king everyday items. Throughout the Endeavour voyage, botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander collected thousands of plants, many previously unknown in Europe. In 1770 there was little direct contact between the Endeavour’s botanists and Indigenous people, so they missed many opportunities to tap into the First Peoples knowledge. Check out our story to explore some of these plants, and our 'Knowing Plants' interactive to discover their history. bit.ly/3fj0lt5

04.01.2022 The Death of Captain James Cook, 14 February 1779 is a painting by Johann Zoffany. The painting records the loss of the British explorer Captain James Cook. The... painting was completed in 1794 some years after the death of Cook in 1779. Other paintings of the death of Cook were painted earlier. The Mahiole (Feathered Helmet) that was included in the painting of Cook's death by Zoffany is said to be the helmet given to Cook when he first landed in Hawaii. https://en.wikipedia.org//The_Death_of_Captain_James_Cook_

04.01.2022 We are putting Jane’s fabulous murals up in a temporary display in the James Cook Museum and desperately need display stands to hang them. Any suggestions pleaseWe are putting Jane’s fabulous murals up in a temporary display in the James Cook Museum and desperately need display stands to hang them. Any suggestions please

04.01.2022 Great to see another body of work simulated by the Cook 250 milestone. This time at the 2020 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair. Unfortunately I am in lockdown and the Queensland boarder is closed, so I won't get to view it. Ho hum!

04.01.2022 I don't care that the #britishmuseum is refusing to return aboriginal artifacts, such as a shield, but they are weak and foolish and traitors too rewrite history too suit the black lives matters protests.

03.01.2022 Captain James Cook stumbled upon some Aboriginal people with spears and shields. My paintings are about the kunjuri (shields). Our ancestors used kunjuri for f...ighting and protecting themselves from getting hurt - Anne Nunn, Kuku Yalanji The ‘Endeavour Voyage’ exhibition explores stories from the Indigenous peoples living on the shore in 1770, as told through their descendants, alongside stories from the crew on the ship. Learn more or book a time to visit: bit.ly/3brc8DM Caption: ‘Kunjuri’, 2019 by Anne Nunn, Kuku Yalanji #YourMuseum #Endeavour250 #FirstAustraliansUntoldStories250 #Cook250 #NMACulturalConnections #Kukuyalanji #Nyungkul #Jalunji #WujalwujalCommunity #FnqIndigenousArtCentres #IndigenousArtCentreAllianceFnq #FnqArt

03.01.2022 Today's Australian newspaper (pay wall restricted)

02.01.2022 Invitation for Visual and Performing Artists!! Cape York and Torres Strait Islands artists are invited to apply for a place at the Cape York and Torres Strait I...slands Arts Showcase at Cooktown and Cape York Expo 2021 over the 9th-13th June 2021. This is a great opportunity to develop your arts practise and showcase your talents to a wide audience! We are talking about any artists, - visual, painter, photographer, film maker, musician, dancer, performing etc. The Cape York and Torres Strait Islands Arts Showcase is a major component of the Cooktown and Cape York Expo 2021 event and will be supported and delivered by the Cape York and Torres Straits Islands Regional Arts Services Network. For more information and entry forms https://cooktownexpo.com.au//Cape-York-and-Torres-Strait-I Come and be a part of the Cooktown & Cape York Expo 2021!!

02.01.2022 'The story that my dad told me is when Cook sailed through the Torres Strait he put a flag on Possession Island. The Gudang are seafaring people and they often ...travel to the island and they saw the ‘cloth on a stick’ stuck in the sand on the beach. In their innocence, my people’s innocence, they grabbed that and used it as a blanket and covering. ‘Flag’ was not a concept they knew of.' - Colina Wymarra, Gudang : Eyes of Innocence, 2014 by Colina Wymarra, Gudang Learn more about the Endeavour’s final stop on the east coast of Australia in 1770 from the perspectives of Indigenous peoples on the shore and the crew on the ship in the exhibition ‘Endeavour Voyage’: bit.ly/32YiSYw #YourMuseum #Endeavour250

01.01.2022 Joseph Banks collected a Blue Banded Bee whilst on the east coast of Australia. To find out more, read the article at