It is 250 years ago, today, since British sailor James Cook “took possession” of the continent we know as Australia—a land that he named New South Wales—on behalf of the reigning monarch of one of the dominant world powers of the day, the British Empire. We know Cook as “Captain Cook”. Technically, at that time, … Continue reading James Cook: Captain? Discoverer? Invader? Coloniser? Cook, the Endeavour, and Possession Island.