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27 August 1768
Endeavour Voyage Maps
James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
Joseph Banks's Journal
Sydney Parkinson's Journal
The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
1768
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| Week Days | Month Days | Winds | Course | Distce | Latd in | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Saturday | 27 | NW NE SE | SW | 77 M | 4° 42' | ° 42' | N. 2° E 80 miles |
First part Light airs and clear weather, remainder fresh breeze and clowdy. Birthed the Ship's Compney, mustered the chests and stove all that were unnecessary.
Parties: ship's company
Artefacts: seaman's chest
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