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25 November 1769
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James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
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1769
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Saturday 25th PM had fresh gales at S.W. and Squally weather. We kept standing a long shore to the NW. having ^the main land on the one side and Islands on the other, our soundings were from 26 to 12 fathom water. At half past 7 PM we Anchor'd ^in a bay in 14 fathom,
The land between Point Rodney and the north head Bream ^head Bay, which is 10 Leagues, is low and wooded in tutfs, and between the Sea and the firm land are white sand banks. we saw no inhabitants, but saw fires in the night, a proof that the Country is not uninhabited. At day light AM we left this Bay and directed our Course along shore to the northward having a gentle breeze at SBW and Clear weather. A little after sun-rise found the Variation to be 12°..42' Easterly —
At Noon our Latitude by observation was 36°..36' So the North Bream head of Bream Bay bore south distant 10 Miles, some small Islands ^ / Poor Knights / at NEBN distant 3 Leags and the northermost land in sight bore NNW, being at this time 2 Miles from the shore and in this situation had 26 fathom water. The land hereabouts is rather low and pretty well cover'd with wood and seems not ill inhabited —
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