▁by ▁Lieutenant ▁James ▁Cook ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Captain ▁Cook ▁F RS ▁R N ) ▁during ▁his ▁voyage ▁along ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁' Three ▁Brothers ' ▁is ▁a ▁striking ▁coinc idence , ▁as ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁the ▁Bi ri pi ▁Nation ▁Ab original ▁people , ▁the ▁Bir p ai , ▁tell ▁of ▁a ▁Dream time ▁legend ▁describing ▁how ▁three ▁brothers ▁from ▁the ▁Bir p ai ▁tribe ▁met ▁their ▁fate ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁w itch ▁named ▁W id j ir rie j ug gi . ▁The ▁Three ▁Brothers ▁were ▁buried ▁where ▁each ▁mountain ▁stands . ▁ ▁“ W ay ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁Dream time , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁brothers ▁( B ing hi ) ▁of ▁the ▁Bir p ai ▁tribe ▁who ▁lived ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Cam den ▁H aven ▁River . ▁They ▁were ▁strong ▁young ▁men , ▁bright ▁e yed ▁and ▁good ▁hun ters ▁of ▁the ▁swift ▁wall aby , ▁the ▁brown ▁p ige on ▁and ▁the ▁c unning ▁go anna .” ▁▁ ▁“ As ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁growth ▁to ▁full ▁man hood , ▁they ▁had ▁under g one ▁various ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁init iation ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁their ▁tribe . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this , ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁live ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁bush ▁for ▁many ▁months ▁to ▁prove ▁they ▁could ▁surv ive ▁by ▁themselves .” ▁▁ ▁“ After ▁several ▁months ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁they ▁began ▁to ▁wonder ▁how ▁their ▁parents