Description:
Bronze plaque fixed to a large stone monolith at the top of North Brother Mountain.  Access is along the steep Captain Cook Bicentenary Road, Laurieton, 2443.  The view from the top is outstanding, and here is parking for cars, viewing platforms and picnic tables.

History:
Placed by the Hastings Shire Council to commemorate the 200^th Anniversary of the discovery of the East Coast of Australia.
Unveiled on 29^th April, 1970.

Inscription:

HASTINGS SHIRE COUNCIL
TO COMMEMORATE THE 200 TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE EAST COAST OF
AUSTRALIA BY CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N.,
AND THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE ACCESS
ROAD TO NORTH BROTHER MOUNTAIN WHICH
WAS NAMED BY CAPTAIN COOK ON HIS VOYAGE
OF DISCOVERY.  THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED
BY W.D. MUIR, ESQ, DIP. FOR.
COMMISSIONER FOR FORESTS, N.S.W.
ON 29^TH APRIL, 1970

J.R. ANDREWS                                                             T.S. GILBERT
PRESIDENT                                                                  SHIRE CLERK

GPS Coordinates:   -31.657676  152.777807

References:
Cook’s Log, page 562, vol. 10, no. 4 (1987
Cook’s Log, page 1555, vol. 21, no. 4 (1998)
Cook’s Log, page 1985, vol. 25, no. 4 (2002)
Website: http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/exploration/display/21811-bicentenary-of-captain-cook%60s-exploration

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