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Another explorer who set foot in Botany Bay – also in January 1788 – was Jean-François de Galaup, the Count of La Perouse. He was able to offer vital supplies to the settlers. However, during one of his many trips La Perouse’s ships sunk in mysterious circumstances: the wrecks were...
Museum of Contemporary Art, Opera House, and business district. The grandiose cantilevered atrium is impressive. There’s a big, outdoor pool and spa and great harbour and city views. A good location for business travellers as well as the well-heeled in search of downtown leisure...
The Kurnell peninsula, near Botany Bay, is the site of the first landfall on the eastern coastline made by Lt. (later Captain) James Cook in 1770. La Perouse, a historic suburb named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741–88), is notable for it...