Lieutenant James Cook anchored the HMS Endeavour at the mouth of the Endeavour River at the modern day Cooktown (Guugu Yimithirr Traditional land) for 7 weeks to repair the hull of the ship after it hit a reef. After a month of their stay amicable interactions occurred with five men and they were shown the Endeavour River ‘Waalumbaal Birri’. The following day a skirmish occurred over the share of the catch of local turtles and retaliations occurred and some injuries sustained from shots, at what is now known as Skirmish Point.