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... died August 31 , 1814 , in his 76th year . Also of Isabella , relict of the above Admiral Phillip , who died March 4 , 1823 , in the 71st year of her age . ' Before this there had been no public memorial to Phillip in England , but two ...
... died August 31 , 1814 , in his 76th year . Also of Isabella , relict of the above Admiral Phillip , who died March 4 , 1823 , in the 71st year of her age . ' Before this there had been no public memorial to Phillip in England , but two ...
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... died again to a dead calm . The tidal waters round the northern ports of West Australia rise and fall as much as 40 feet and it is a common sight today to see a ship left high and dry in the space of a few hours alongside a wharf or ...
... died again to a dead calm . The tidal waters round the northern ports of West Australia rise and fall as much as 40 feet and it is a common sight today to see a ship left high and dry in the space of a few hours alongside a wharf or ...
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... died about eight o'clock the next morning . King continued alone in search of the natives and returned to Wills's camp after a week's absence , only to find his other companion had been dead for some days . The sole survivor then read ...
... died about eight o'clock the next morning . King continued alone in search of the natives and returned to Wills's camp after a week's absence , only to find his other companion had been dead for some days . The sole survivor then read ...
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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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