St Kilda in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia — Oceania
Crew of the H.M.S. Endeavour
First voyage of James Cook
Crew of the H.M.S. Endeavour
Cap. Jas. Cook · Z. Hicks · John Gore · R. Molineux · R. Pickersgill · G. Clerke · F. Wilkinson · J. Bootie · I. Monkhouse · P Saunders · I. Smith · W. Harvey · Jos. Magra · I. Manley · W. Monkhouse · W. Perry · S. Forwood · R. Orton · J. Cathray · J. Satterly · J. Thompson · S. Evans · A. Weir · T. Hardman · J. Reading · B. Jordan · J. Ravenhill · G. Nowell · I. Parker · R. Anderson · J. Gray · R. Taylor · R. Hutchins · J. Childs
P. Flowers · T. Reardon · J. Ramsay · W. Dawson · F. Haite · S. Jones · J. Nicholson · T Simmonds · F. Sutherland · R Hughes · S. Moody · I. Johnson · W. Collett · A. Wolfe · M. Cox · C. Williams · A. Simpson · T. Knight · H. Stevens · T. Jones · A. Ponto · J. Dozey · J. Tunley · M. Littleboy · J. Goodjohn · J. Woodworth · J. Woodworth · W. Peckover · R. Littleboy · H. Jeffs · J. Thurmond · R. Stainsby · W. Howson · N. Morey
E. Terrell · T. Jordan · T. Matthew · D. Roberts · T. Jones
Marines
J. Edgecombe · J. Truss · T. Rossiter · W. Judge · D. Preston · W. Wiltshire · W. Greenslade · S. Gibson · T. Dunster · C. Webb · J. Bowles · R. Paul
Civilians
J.Banks · C. Solander · C. Green · J. Reynolds · S. Parkinson · A. Buchan · H. Sporing · J. Roberts · P. Briscoe · T. Richmond · G. Dorlton
(Lower Plaque 1)
Captain Cook
H.M.S. Endeavour
August 26th 1768.
(Lower Plaque 2)
Presented by
Andrew Stenhouse
3rd December 1914.
Erected 1914.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1768.
Location. 37° 51.837′ S, 144° 58.295′ E. Marker is in St Kilda, Victoria, in Port Phillip. It is on Jacka Boulevard (Victoria Route 33) 0.1 kilometers north of Pier Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda VIC 3182, Australia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Oceania, in Australasia, in the Pacific Ocean, in South Pacific, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A most resolute lady (within shouting distance of this marker); Sir William Rooke Creswell
(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Great War and World War II - St Kilda (about 150 meters away); Jupiter (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Catani Archway (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Saturn (approx. half a kilometer away); Great Scenic Railway (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Councillor Edward O'Donnell (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St Kilda.
Also see . . . HMS Endeavour. Wikipedia
Endeavour departed Plymouth on 26 August 1768, carrying 18 months of provisions for 94 people. Livestock on board included pigs, poultry, two greyhounds and a milking goat.(Submitted on October 31, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)
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On his return, Endeavour resumed her voyage westward, her crew sighting the east coast of Australia on 19 April. On 29 April, she became the first European vessel to make landfall on the east coast of Australia, when Cook landed one of the ship's boats on the southern shore of what is now known as Botany Bay, New South Wales.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.


