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29 September 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 &Ca | Winds | Course's | Dist Saild | Latd in South | Longd in West [of Greenwich] | Bearings &Ca at Noon |
| Miles | ° .. ' | ° .. ' | ||||
| Friday 29 | SW. | N 59° Wt | 60 | 38..30 | 170..14 |
Strong gales and squally the first part the remainder afresh breezes and settled weather. At 1 PM. was obliged to take in the Topsails, but set them again at 4. At 11 AM saw a Bird something like a snipe only it had a short Bill, it had the appearence of a land bird, Several Albetroses, Pintado Birds, and sheer-waters about the Ship, and a number of Doves, of these we have seen more or less ever since the 31st of last month the day we first saw them —
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