apr 18, 1770 - English explorer Captain James Cook and his crew become the first recorded Europeans to encounter the eastern coastline of the Australian continent

Land is sighted at Point Hicks, and named after Lieutenant Hicks who first observes landform at 6am.

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apr 18, 1770

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~ 255 years ago

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