Its entrance was sighted by [[James Cook]] in his voyage up that coast in 1770 and named after the Judge Advocate of the Fleet (a sort of 18th century British JAG. ) Cook didn’t dally and it was left to a minor flotilla of ships’ boats sent to discover its suitability as a harbour when the [[First Fleet]] realised that its initial landfall in [[Botany Bay]] was unsuitable for settlement. The foundation of modern Australia was founded 26th January 1788 when the British flag was raised at Sydney Cove (now Circular Quay) on its southern shore.
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