Category: National Park
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Transit of Venus Walk
The family-friendly Transit of Venus Walk in Woodford, NSW, celebrates the 1874 Transit observations at the nearby Woodford Academy site. The track showcases the Blue Mountains’ natural beauty, encourages reflection on advances in our understanding of the universe, and reminds us how inhospitable Planet Venus is compared to Planet Earth.
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Kamay-Botany Bay 1770
In April 1770, British navigator Lieutenant James Cook, his officers, guests and crew sailed into Kamay-Botany Bay aboard the British barque Endeavour, after observing the 1769 Transit of Venus in Tahiti and circumnavigating New Zealand. Their arrival is now remembered as one of the most consequential events in Australia’s still-contested…
