Botany Bay was the site of an 18th Century penal colony in Australia. The transportation of convicts began as British jails became overcrowded and crime in cities increased following the ...

Antique illustration of Captain Cooks death in Hawaii in 1779, many years before settlers arrived in Australia Source: Getty Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and ...

The A$50m (£36.2m/US$68.9m) plans are for Botany Bay in Sydney, the spot where British ... in time to mark the 250th anniversary of the landing. Plans include refurbishing an existing statue ...

This book is a dramatic and lively account of the encounters between Captain Cook, his crew and the Indigenous people of Australia during the Endeavour's first landing at Botany Bay, on Australia's ...