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6 January 1769
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
1769
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| Week Days | Month Days | Winds | Courses | Distce Saild in Miles | Latd in South | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearing At Noon |
| Friday | 6 | Wt Srly | S 8°.. 45' W | 92 | 51°..20' | 62°..19' |
Fresh gales, the Air very sharp and cold, frequent showers of Rain and Squalls Soundings 75 fathom, saw some Penguins - Gave to each of ^the People a Fearnought Jacket and a pair of Trowsers; after which I never heard one man complain of cold not but that the weather was cold enough —
Artefacts: fearnought jackets and trousers
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