A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1788-1840Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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... captain Baudin , was 35 ° 40 ′ south , and 138 ° 58 ′ east . No person was present at our conversations except Mr. Brown ; and they were mostly carried on in English , which the captain spoke so as to be understood . . . . I have been ...
... captain Baudin , was 35 ° 40 ′ south , and 138 ° 58 ′ east . No person was present at our conversations except Mr. Brown ; and they were mostly carried on in English , which the captain spoke so as to be understood . . . . I have been ...
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... captain , and the ship's cargo was scattered all round Sydney Harbour . This was the first accident of its kind in Port Jackson and it arose from the captain's ignorance of the harbour ; after passing between the Heads , he should have ...
... captain , and the ship's cargo was scattered all round Sydney Harbour . This was the first accident of its kind in Port Jackson and it arose from the captain's ignorance of the harbour ; after passing between the Heads , he should have ...
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... ( Captain Fraser ) , who was dragging a load of wood for the natives , in which he had been principally engaged since the time he parted from his wife . Captain F. was so dreadfully fatigued with heavy labour , that he could not move the ...
... ( Captain Fraser ) , who was dragging a load of wood for the natives , in which he had been principally engaged since the time he parted from his wife . Captain F. was so dreadfully fatigued with heavy labour , that he could not move the ...
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