City of Cockburn
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The City of Cockburn is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 8 kilometres south of Fremantle and about 24 kilometres south of Perth's c
City of Cockburn Administrative Offices in Spearwood
Statue on Spearwood Avenue recognising sister city of Yueyang
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Cockburn, 10th Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a captain, he was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent in February 1797 during the French Revolu
City of Cockburn
…population of over 104,000 as at the 2016 Census. Cockburn is named after Cockburn Sound, which was named in 1827 by Captain James Stirling after Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Sir George was born in London in 1772 and was a renowned British naval officer, eventually becoming Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. He served…
Portrait of George Cockburn by John James Halls, 1817
The Admiralty House in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was Cockburn's residence while Commander-in-Chief, North American Station
The Stern of the third-rate HMS Implacable, which Cockburn commanded during the Walcheren Campaign
Portrait of George Cockburn an 1820 portrait of Cockburn by William Beechey