Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum Captain Cook Memorial Museum is a history museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The museum building, Walker’s House, belonged to Captain John Walker, to whom James Cook was apprenticed in 1746. Having lodged there as an apprentice, Cook returned to visit in the winter of 1771–72 after his first voyage. The house is situated in Grape Lane on the harbour side. A plaque on the wall states that the house was built in 1688 by Moses and Susannah Dring. It is a largish building on three floors with an attic. It is regarded as a typical
James Cook University another campus in Brisbane, Queensland in 2006. JCU Singapore moved campuses in February 2015. The Hon. Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia officially opened the new JCU Singapore campus at 149 Sims Drive on 28 June 2015. As a corporate body, James Cook University bears arms comprising four main elements – shield, crest (Captain James Cook’s ship, "HMS Endeavour", in full sail), supporters (a pair of brolgas with open wings), and motto. The University motto is "Cresente Luce", which means "light ever increasing". This motto was first proposed by Professor Frederick Walter Robinson (Doc Robbie), professor of English at