Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea.

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Excerpt from Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea: With Introductory Notes on North Queensland It derives its name from the immortal Captain Cook, who visited the site on which it stands in or about the year I 770, and beached his vessel, named the Endeavour, on the north Shore, which is on the opposite side of the harbour to the town. The vessel had sprung a leak, so Captain Cook chose a suitable spot where there was little Surf, in order to make the necessary repairs. How different was its appearance from that of the present time. Then, everything was in its primeval state.…