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What happened at Botany Bay in 1770?

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At Botany Bay, the Union Jack was first hoisted in Australia. The English explorer Captain James Cook landed here in 1770. Cook and his men waded ashore in April 1770. The bay later proved unsuitable, and the colony was located at Port Jackson.