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Young Nick sights land

1769 Young Nick sights land

Ship's boy Nicholas Young received a gallon of rum and had Young Nick's Head named in his honour for being the first aboard the Endeavour to spot land.

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European explorers - exploration of New Zealand

External links

  • Cook's Three Voyages (Te Ara)
  • James Cook biography (DNZB)
  • Turanganui-a-Kiwa tribes (Te Ara)
  • Young Nick's Head (1966 encyclopaedia)
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