Comments on: Cook’s misplacement of Point Hicks

By: So I decided to write a book… – Thinking Sovereignty

So I decided to write a book… – Thinking Sovereignty — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:14:44 +0000

[…] have noticed. You know – all those little odd details that seem out of place – like the location of Point Hicks. Most Cook authors just skip over it like it’s nothing. For me – I want a explanation. […]

By: Kartinyeri v Commonwealth – Thinking Sovereignty

Kartinyeri v Commonwealth – Thinking Sovereignty — Wed, 25 May 2022 14:46:56 +0000

[…] and NSW have direct Cook-explored coastline. VIC also has Cook explored coastline if you ignore his fudging of the map at Point Hicks. This is all done to hedge bets on alternate basis’ for British First Discovery claims across […]

By: Colonial claims: The Murray Darling Catchment and the Orange Line – Thinking Sovereignty

Sun, 01 May 2022 00:29:48 +0000

[…] Strait, he knows he is to claim possession of the coast down to 38 degrees south. This is also why Point Hicks is misplaced on Cook’s […]

By: Someone lied. Furneaux’s fabrications – Thinking Sovereignty

Someone lied. Furneaux’s fabrications – Thinking Sovereignty — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:31:04 +0000

[…] motive for the British to verify the existence or non-existence of the Bass Strait. Evidence from Cook’s first voyage suggests likelihood of a strait. In 1642, Abel Tasman formally claimed possession of Van Diemen’s Land by the planting of a […]