In 1770 Capt. James Cook became the first European to sight Australia's fertile east coast, which he named "New" this
[DOC] [TLE] The Voyage of the Endeavour - Project Gutenberg Australia [PAR] He became a leading member of the Royal Australian Historical Society and 
wrote ... III How Captain Cook discovered the Eastern Coast of Australia ... all 
round New Zealand, and the first European who sailed along the East coast of 
Australia.