Four Aboriginal spears repatriated to Australia after more than 250 years

Four Aboriginal spears that were brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been repatriated to Australia in a ceremony at Trinity College in Cambridge.

The artefacts were laid out on a table in the College’s Wren Library, with the three flags of Australia displayed at the front of the room, as a series of speeches were made.

Guests including direct descendants of people who were there on the day of the landing watched on from rows of seats, with the