Editing Possession Island (Queensland) (section)

==Commemorations of Cook==
In 1857, artist John Gilfillan exhibited in Melbourne an idyllic tableau painting commemorating the annexation titled ''Captain Cook taking possession of the Australian continent on behalf of the British crown 1770''.<ref>{{cite book |title=nla.obj-135699884 |publisher=Canberra |location=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1925, a memorial to Captain Cook was erected on the north-west coast of the island ({{Coord|-10.71503|142.39298|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=James Cook monument}}).<ref>{{cite news |date=8 January 1925 |title=POSSESSION ISLAND. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179451773 |accessdate=30 November 2024 |newspaper=[[Daily Standard (Brisbane)|Daily Standard]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=2 (SECOND EDITION-3 p.m.) |via=National Library of Australia |issue=3745}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Landing of Captain James Cook on Possession Island |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/100194-landing-of-captain-james-cook-on-possession-island |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=Monument Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Possession+Island+Monument/@-10.7145982,142.3929895,5244m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m12!1m5!3m4!2zMTDCsDQzJzM2LjAiUyAxNDLCsDIzJzQ5LjAiRQ!8m2!3d-10.726667!4d142.396944!3m5!1s0x69b00bb6788c7b8b:0x919878f0c2da7869!8m2!3d-10.7145982!4d142.3929895!16s%2Fg%2F11hz47b8kq?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTEyNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D|access-date=30 November 2024|title=Possession Island Monument}}</ref>