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THE KAMAY SPEARS

Keith Vincent Smith

See the Kamay Spears

Three of some forty fishing spears taken by Joseph Banks and Lieutenant James Cook at Kamay (Botany Bay) in 1770 will be on display at the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney until 10 July 2022.

See details online at

<https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/04/04/botany-bay-spears-obtained-in-1770-to-be-displayed-in-sydney.html>

Alas, the spears will not be staying here in Australia, but will fly back to their Keeper Nicholas Thomas at Cambridge UK.

Keith Vincent Smith 2022