Nowra's Captain Cook Memorial time capsule remains a mystery after ground radars and excavations fail to find its location

Robert Crawford
Updated July 21 2020 - 10:15am, first published July 17 2020 - 1:30pm
STANDOUT: Avid local photographer Howard Mitchell took this photo of the Captain Cook Bicentennial Memorial from Cambewarra Mountain Lookout, as clearing work for the new Nowra bridge crossing started, revealing the structure for all to see.
STANDOUT: Avid local photographer Howard Mitchell took this photo of the Captain Cook Bicentennial Memorial from Cambewarra Mountain Lookout, as clearing work for the new Nowra bridge crossing started, revealing the structure for all to see.

An extensive search, including ground radar and excavation equipment, has failed to find a time capsule buried near the Captain Cook Bicentennial Memorial, on the southern bank of the Shoalhaven River.

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford

Senior Journalist

Robert Crawford is a senior journalist at the South Coast Register, for Australian Community Media . Everyone's got a story, what's yours? Email robert.crawford@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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