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	Cooktown Tours via Cape Tribulation
		Our Cooktown tours offer diverse scenery as you travel on one of Australia's most scenic coastal drives from Cairns and Port Douglas along the Daintree Cape Tribulation coast where the Reef meets the Rainforest, the only place on the planet where two World Heritage areas exist side by side.
		Your Cooktown tour with Adventure North Australia will travel through some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia including the Outback of Far North Queensland.
		Cooktown was first put on the map in 1770, when Lt James Cook beached his ship the HM Bark Endeavour, and tethered it to a tree in the mouth of what was to be named the Endeavour River, to carry out urgent repairs
	www.adventurenorthaustralia.com (370 words)

	Cooktown Luxury Yacht Charters - Sailing a Charter Boat Cooktown Australia - Yacht Cruising
		Remote, yet easily accessible, Cooktown is one of Australia’s most fascinating and historic frontier towns nearly 70 miles north of Port Douglas.
		The mission of Cooktown Museum is monitoring, promoting and preserving the pioneering history of Cooktown.
		Lying 50 miles north-east of Cooktown Lizard Island was first explored by Captain Cook, who climbed to the top of the hill now known as Cook's Lookout.
	www.marcrista.com.au /cooktown.html (365 words)

	Cooktown Day Tour
		A visit to Cooktown is a must while in North Queensland, the diversity in history and activities ensures there is an adventure for every visitor.
		Cooktown became the first white settlement in Australia and was destined to grow into the second largest town in Queensland - aided of course by the famous Palmer River Gold Rush.
		The population of Cooktown is once again rapidly increasing, not with gold miners or explorers, but with people who have recognized the natural beauty of the Queen of the North.
	www.daintreeair.com.au /cooktown.html (396 words)

	Cooktown, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cooktown's magnificent Botanic Garden of 62 hectares (154 acres) was established near the town in 1878.
		Cooktown is a service centre for the district including the Aboriginal communities of Hopevale, 47km to the northwest, and Wujal Wujal, 72km to the south.
		Cooktown is also the northern terminus of the Bicentennial Heritage Trail, which, at 5,330 km (3,312 miles), is the longest trail of its type in the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cooktown (1950 words)

	Cooktown - Cairns Connect
		Cooktown is a small, isolated country town that has incredible views, great fishing, an abundance of history and enough accommodation to ensure that you get a comfortable nights sleep at the end of your day.
		Cooktown is located 260km north of Cairns by the coastal road (unsealed and recommended for 4WD vehicles only) and 350 km by the inland road (accessible by conventional vehicles).
		Cooktown serves as a trade centre for the surrounding regions with industries that include mining, mineral exploration, cattle grazing, fishing and tourism.
	www.cairnsconnect.com /region/cooktown.asp (833 words)

	Accommodation and tours in Cooktown - tourist information for Cooktown
		Cooktown is one of Australia's most historically significant towns, in 1770 on the banks of the Endeavour River pictured above James Cook and his crew managed to fix his ship after their disastrous crash on the Great Barrier Reef.
		Cooktown is located on the inland side of a headland which shelters it from the ocean winds that can blow quite strong along this coast and looks out over the Endeavour river.
		Cooktown is famous for its fishing, you can try your luck from the wharf but for some real fishing get on a boat and head up the river or out on the ocean.
	www.amazingaustralia.com.au /cooktown.htm (1832 words)

	CDNN :: Cooktown - Road to Riches or Road to Ruin?
		COOKTOWN, Australia (28 Jan 2006) -- Residents of one of Queensland's most beautiful frontier towns are gearing for a battle to prevent it becoming a playground for the rich.
		The Cooktown Development Road, better known by locals as the Mulligan Highway, is expected to further expose the region to a tourism and property development boom.
		For years Cooktown was accessible only to four-wheel-drive vehicles, with the 330km inland route via the Mulligan Hwy, starting at Mareeba, west of Cairns, frequently cut by flooding.
	www.cdnn.info /news/travel/t060128.html (708 words)

	About Cooktown
		Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, 15°28′ S 145°17′ E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.
		Cooktown's magnificent Botanic Garden of 62 hectares (154 acres) was established near the town in 1878.
		Cooktown is a service centre for the district including the Aboriginal communities of Hopevale, 47km to the northwest, and Wujal Wujal, 72km to the south.
	naturespowerhouse.info /about_cooktown.htm (2418 words)

	Floral Emblem of Queensland
		Cooktown Orchids may be propagated from seed by commercial orchid laboratories, or mature plants may be divided at any time.
		Cooktown Orchid is considered one of Australia's showiest orchid species and has been successfully cultivated in heated glasshouses in England since the latter part of the nineteenth century.
		The Cooktown Orchid was depicted on the 25 cent stamp [illust] of the State floral emblem set issued on 10 July 1968, designed by R. and P. Warner.
	www.anbg.gov.au /emblems/qld.emblem.html (987 words)

	Welcome to Cooktown!
		- The official web site for Cooktown and the Cook Shire region, Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia...
		Come and enjoy the news and views of the Shire.
		In a moment the website will automatically open, or simply just click here to enter Cooktown's.com
	www.cooktowns.com (0 words)

	Cooktown - Places To Visit - Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Holidays
		Cooktown is a small frontier town located in the far north of Tropical North Queensland.
		Cooktown boasts a unique character that is evidenced from its years of geographic isolation and hard-living, but it is this local charm that makes it all the more appealing.
		From 1873-83, Cooktown was established as the port for the Palmer River gold rush, which exacerbated race relations between the Europeans, Aboriginals and Chinese.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/tropical-north-queensland/places-to-visit/cooktown (288 words)

	Out and About in Cooktown - Local Attractions
		This hill at the end of the Cooktown peninsula is where Capt. James Cook climbed to survey the surrounding reefs once the Endeavour had been fixed after earlier striking a reef.
		This light was one of the most important of the time as Cooktown grew to become one of Queensland's largest towns and the precious cargoes of gold needed a safe passage out of the reef.
		Cooktown Museum is a privately funded museum that houses a mostly maritime history of Cooktown and surrounds.
	www.cooktowncaravanpark.com /About_town2.htm (902 words)

	Cooktown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For a short time Cooktown was the first white settlement in Australia.
		But the reserves were soon exhausted and by 1910 Cooktown was on the decline.
		A kiosk on the waterfront organizes two-hour cruises through the mangroves, and among monuments on the lawn are the remains of defences sent from Brisbane in the nineteenth century to ward off a threatened Russian invasion: one cannon, three cannonballs and two rifles (accompanied at the time by just one officer).
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/cooktown.asp (828 words)

	Cooktown - Queensland - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
		Located 326 km (by the inland road) and 235 km (by the coast road) from Cairns, Cooktown is notable for the number of 4WD vehicles which exist in the town.
		The decline of the goldfields meant the decline of Cooktown.
		However, it had a sustained recovery when tin was found in the area and it maintained its status for some years when vessels would stop on their way from South-East Asia to the ports further down the coast.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Queensland/Cooktown/2005/02/17/1108500202269.html (1876 words)

	Coral Princess Cruises - Northern Great Barrier Reef Cruise - Cooktown and Lizard Island
		Cooktown nowadays is a well established Northern Queensland town with a pervading sense of history.
		With the discovery of gold on the Palmer River in 1873, Cooktown was founded and within a year had grown to a town of 15,000 people.
		Cooktown, however, refused to die and in the 1950s the first tourists began to arrive.
	www.blue-travel.net /cpc/au31re15.htm (340 words)

	Cooktown
		Cooktown boasts a unique character that is evidenced from its years of geographic isolation and hard-living, but it is this local charm that makes it all the more appealing.
		Cooktown is Australia’s first non-indigenous settlement, discovered and settled by Captain Cook and his crew in 1770.
		From 1873-83, Cooktown was established as the port for the Palmer River gold rush, which exacerbated race relations between the Europeans, Aboriginals and Chinese.
	www.about-australia.com /queensland/tropical-north/destinations/cooktown (3108 words)

	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Cooktown, which is across from the Great Barrier Reef, is a tourist destination.
		Cooktown is home to several museums, including the James Cook Museum, which has several historical items from the voyages of British explorer Captain James Cook.
		In 1873 gold was discovered in the Palmer River and Cooktown, named for Cook, was founded nearby to serve the rush.
	www.galenfrysinger.com /cooktown.htm (212 words)

	Cooktown self touring walking adventure around town guide
		The cannon was brought to Cooktown at the request of the town Council.
		His legacy, bequested to the people of Cooktown, is now a brilliant exhibition of snakes, crocodiles, barramundi and other wonders, designed and constructed by the Queensland Museum and exhibited in Nature's Powerhouse.
		The Cooktown Cemetery and Chinese Shrine in Charlotte Street 2.5 kms from the centre of town reflects the pioneering history of Cooktown and the Palmer River Gold Rush.
	www.cooktownhostel.com /walking_guide.html (1809 words)

	Cooktown Caravan Park Photo Gallery - Surrounding Coastline
		The coastline surrounding Cooktown is some of the most amazing for both the environmentalist and the fisherman.
		Most of the coastline within a hour's drive of Cooktown is just like this in appearence with at least as good a view of the mountains.
		Located on the peninsula side of Cooktown this small bay provides a large white sandy beach as well as a place to explore around the rocks on your way to Cherry Tree Bay.
	www.cooktowncaravanpark.com /photo_gallery4.htm (428 words)

	Cooktown Australia : Reviews from the Lost Luggage Tales
		These days Cooktown enjoys a steady flow of visitors, although it is not what you would term over-run.
		Cooktown is a quirky place - there's a message tree outside the post office to which all manner of news is fixed.
		Cooktown has no passenger train services so getting around by public transportation means travelling by bus.
	www.lostluggagetales.com /reviews/cooktown.shtml (329 words)

	The new rush \| Dest. Australia \| The Australian
		But sealing the inland highway to Cooktown and beyond is likely to mean a tourism boom for the town and Cape York Peninsula.
		We rejoin the bitumen again for the final 28km to Cooktown, and on the town's wide main drag, Charlotte Street -- named for the daughter of king Henry VI -- we seek respite from the road at the Sovereign Resort Hotel, the swishest pub in town.
		Cooktown is 250km north of Cairns via the Bloomfield Track, or 330km on the sealed inland road.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20398549-21742,00.html (1400 words)

	Cooktown fishing & crabbing tours Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Barradise Lodge is situated on the Endeavour River, 10 kilometres upstream from Cooktown.
		Cooktown Catch a Crab tours provide personalised river charters which allow you to choose a river trip that caters to your interests.
		Cooktown Catch a Crab provides you with a service to suit your holiday requirements.
	www.cooktownbookings.com.au /site/tours-fishing (719 words)

	Cooktown was named amed after Captain James Cook who was forced to make landfall at the mouth of the river after a ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cooktown was named amed after Captain James Cook who was forced to make landfall at the mouth of the river after a nasty encounter with the Great Barrier Reef in 1770
		Cooktown was named after Captain James Cook who was forced to make landfall at the mouth of the river after a nasty encounter with the Great Barrier Reef in 1770.
		Cooktown prospered until the gold ran out and the population left for greener pastures.
	www.cyfe.com.au /cooktown.html (441 words)

	Cooktown Tours & Day Trips - 4WD Adventure Safari Tour - Cooktown, Australia
		It is more well known as the location where Lt James Cook, captain of HMS "Endeavour", repaired his ship after running aground on a nearby coral reef in 1770.
		Cooktown's fascinating pioneer history and relics of Cook's visit can be seen at the James Cook Historical Museum.
		cooktown : cape york : the gulf : the kimberley : kakadu
	www.wilderness-challenge.com.au /cooktown.html (144 words)

	Cooktown, Australia
		In 1872 gold was found on the Palmer River, and within a short time Cooktown became the port for the Palmer goldfields, with almost 100 bars, hotels and a main street 3km long.
		By 1900 the gold was worked out, and the town in its remote situation on the Cape York Peninsula sank almost into oblivion.
		There are now organized trips to Cooktown by boat from Cairns and Port Douglas.
	www.planetware.com /australia/cooktown-aus-qld-ckt.htm (291 words)

	Sovereign Resort Hotel, Cooktown
		Cooktown is the gateway to one of Australia’s last frontiers – the untamed wilderness of the Cape York Peninsula.
		Founded in 1873, Cooktown was established as a booming seaport when thousands flocked to Palmer River goldfields to stake their clam.
		Today Cooktown is the modern adventure seekers’ playground, offering visitors an insight into Australia’s early Aboriginal and European history, in a spectacular natural setting.
	www.ozhorizons.com.au /qld/pd/sovereign/resort.html (249 words)

	COOKTOWN, COOK SHIRE
		Cooktown was settled by Captain Cook in 1770 when the Endeavour boat was beached here, and is where Joseph Banks gathered 186 different species of Australian plantlife along the Endeavour River.
		Cooktown grew to the second largest town in Queensland after the Palmer River Gold Rush, although WWII and various cyclones almost destroyed Cooktown.
		Cooktown is also a great place from where to explore the surrounding National Parks, with a variety of different tours offered.
	www.australianexplorer.com /cooktown.htm (379 words)

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