First Contact at Botany Bay Described by Captain Cook
The narrative recounts nine days at Botany Bay with natives who showed curiosity and then hostility. They traded fish but grew dangerous as the visitors’ stay extended, with a fire set to tents after a conflict over turtles. The crew saved stores and noted the small, dispersed habitation, lack of cultivation, and simple hut structures built from palm and bark.
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Broken Bay
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Cook
Perporum
Retta del Buego
Beas of cloth and fish gigs found on shore during voyage
Recount describes lances smeared with a green substance and fish bone tips, bark canoes 12 to 14 feet long, and mixed native activity as landing parties attempt contact. Indians approach water casks, but fear makes them retreat. repeated efforts to hail natives yield only fleeting near encounters and pursed lances.
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Tom Ugly
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