welcome to cooktown!
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Images from Cooktown, Australia's most historic township. This is Guugu Yimithirr country, Tropical North Queensland - a beautiful part of the world.TRANSCRIPT
Wanhtharra nyundu!
Welcome to Cooktown!
Guurrbi Tours, Cooktownwww.guurrbitours.com
Guurrbi Tours operates from Cooktown, in beautiful Tropical North Queensland
Cooktown is one of Australia’s most historic townships
The coastal road to Cooktown (the Bama Way) takes you through World Heritage rainforest
Stop and see the Bloomfield Falls with our friends from the Walker family
The inland road to Cooktown, the
Mulligan Highway, is now sealed all the way
and a great drive
This is cattle country - be careful of those unfenced roads!
Whichever route you take you’ll see Kalkajaka, the mysterious Black Mountains
The Annan River marks the boundary of the Kuku Yalanji & Guugu Yimithirr nations
Willie is from the Guugu Yimithirr tribe
The Milbi Wall tells the story of Hope Vale & the Guugu Yimithirr people
Cooktown is in an area called Gungardie after the quartz crystals found here
The word ‘kangaroo’ comes from the
Guugu Yimithirr word ‘gangurru’
Even the paving stones tell a story
In 1770, Wahalumbaal Birri, the Endeavour River, provided safe haven for Lt Cook and his crew
Cairn marking where Lt James Cook beached the damaged HM Bark Endeavour
James Cook statue overlooking the river he named after his ship
Mick the Miner commemorates the Palmer River Gold
Rush
Cooktown’s oldest building houses the great displays of the Cooktown Historical Society
The Old Bank, one of Cooktown’s beautiful old buildings
Built in 1875, the Cooktown Hotel is
known locally as the ‘Top Pub’
The old convent building is now the James Cook Museum
The story of First Contact,
James Cook Museum
The story of Cook’s arrival told by the Guugu Yimithirr, James Cook Museum
The anchor from the HM Bark Endeavour, James Cook Museum
The Endeavour’s cannon,James Cook Museum
Re-enactment of Cook’s Landing
The Re-enactment takes place each June during the Queen’s Birthday weekend
The confrontation over a turtle
Raising the flag
Sunset Corroboree
Movie in the Park
The Cemetery is a microcosm of Cooktown’s rich history
Under the Tree of Knowledge, Cooktown Wharf
Cooktown Wharf is a favourite with locals
The fishing here is fantastic – almost everyone catches something
The Endeavour at low tide
This is the country of ganhaarr, the crocodile
Cooktown is known for its magnificent sunsets
Grassy Hill is everybody’s favourite spot…
…with fabulous views it’s the perfect place to watch the sunset
Nature’s Powerhouse, Cooktown’s Visitor Information Centre,
in theBotanic Gardens
Learning about crocs at the Powerhouse
Close encounter, Cooktown’s Botanic Gardens
Beautiful Finch Bay, Cooktown
Keatings Lagoon, Cooktown
Little Annan Gorge, Cooktown
Art & Culture Centre,Hope Vale Aboriginal Community
The Nugal rock art sites are located in the hills outside Hope Vale
Boys fishing at Elim Beach near Hope Vale.Photo: Kerry Trapnell
Checking crab pots, Elim Beach
Coloured Sands at Elim with Dhiidhaarr, Cape Bedford, in the distance
A perfect morning on the Endeavour River
Cooktown waterfront in the evening light
Who said it’s a dog’s life?
Where else but Cooktown!
Wanhthaal-bi ngayu!
We look forward to seeing you!