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... island . Setting out southwards , on December 3 1797 , he discovered and named the Shoalhaven River and Two- fold Bay . When he had rounded Cape Howe , he had reached the unexplored coast . He skirted the Ninety Mile Beach , and came ...
... island . Setting out southwards , on December 3 1797 , he discovered and named the Shoalhaven River and Two- fold Bay . When he had rounded Cape Howe , he had reached the unexplored coast . He skirted the Ninety Mile Beach , and came ...
Page 51
... Island in memory of the master , another island after Taylor , a midshipman , and six small islets after the seamen who perished . The loss was a bad blow to crew morale . Thistle had been with Bass when he discovered Westernport and ...
... Island in memory of the master , another island after Taylor , a midshipman , and six small islets after the seamen who perished . The loss was a bad blow to crew morale . Thistle had been with Bass when he discovered Westernport and ...
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... Island , which was supposed to mask the entrance to a strait . He began a closer examination of the coast line . Here the active botanist planted peach - stones , and the party saw natives paddling from island to island on logs , their ...
... Island , which was supposed to mask the entrance to a strait . He began a closer examination of the coast line . Here the active botanist planted peach - stones , and the party saw natives paddling from island to island on logs , their ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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