Posted on Apr 24, 2024

Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 to return to Australia

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"The four spears are all that remains of the 40 or so that James Cook and his team took from the Gweagal people on their arrival in Australia in 1770."

Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 to return to Australia

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Posted 6 mo ago

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Posted 6 mo ago

good

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SP5 Dennis Loberger

Posted 6 mo ago

Good that they are being returned to the descendants of the original owners

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SGT Kevin Hughes

Posted 6 mo ago

I think that is a good thing. When I was stationed in Hawaii, I learned a lot about old Captain Cook. And it has to be Irony at the highest level that they ate Cook...out of respect.

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Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 to return to Australia

Aboriginal spears snatched by British in 1770 to return to Australia

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