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Tag: Captain Cook

June 19, 2017June 20, 2017 TheRamblingWombat Canberra

Captain Cook Memorial Fountain and Globe

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Inaugurated in April 1970 (with the accompanying globe referred to below) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate the bicentenary of Captain James Cook’s discovery of the east coast of Australia this fountain/jet sits in Lake Burley Griffin in front of the National Capital Exhibition at Regatta Point. Continue reading “Captain Cook Memorial Fountain and Globe” →

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