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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maroosha Muzaffar

Cambridge University to return Aboriginal spears stolen by Captain James Cook 250 years ago

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Four Indigenous spears that were taken by British explorer Captain James Cook in 1770 during his visit to Kamay (Botany Bay) in Australia will be returned to the community, it was reported.

Cambridge’s Trinity College, where the spears were kept, has agreed to return them to the local Sydney clan.

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