# The Australian Explorers: Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements Being a Narrative of Discovery from the Landing of Captain Cook to the Centennial Year

Author: Grimm, George

Genre: Category: Adventure

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41270

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## Summary

The eastern coast of New Holland, as Australia was then called, was discovered by Captain Cook, while engaged in the first of his voyages round the world. Leaving Cape Farewell, in New Zealand, on the 13th of March, 1770, and steering a north-westerly course, on the 18th of April he found the new continent rise into view in one of its south-eastern headlands, which was then named Point Hicks, but is now known as Cape Conran, and reckoned within the territory of Victoria. Henceforward the _Endeavour_ was navigated along the coast to its most northern limit. In these southern waters no practicable landing-place was observed till Botany Bay was reached. Here the good ship came to anchor, and...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/15/index.md)
- [did. His three surviving companions mournfully buried him in the desert](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-australian-explorers-their-labours-perils-and-achievements-3bbf13a8/chapters/5/index.md)