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Page 81
... Bass to W. Paterson , 20 August 1797 , in Historical Records of New South Wales , vol . III , p . 289 THE DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT The discovery of a strait between New Holland and Van Diemen's Land was the most important single ...
... Bass to W. Paterson , 20 August 1797 , in Historical Records of New South Wales , vol . III , p . 289 THE DISCOVERY OF BASS STRAIT The discovery of a strait between New Holland and Van Diemen's Land was the most important single ...
Page 107
... strait . During 1801 two vessels were employed sealing on islands in Bass Strait , and on 14 February 1802 Lt John Murray in the Lady Nelson sailed into Port Phillip ; he named it Port King , but the governor himself later changed it to ...
... strait . During 1801 two vessels were employed sealing on islands in Bass Strait , and on 14 February 1802 Lt John Murray in the Lady Nelson sailed into Port Phillip ; he named it Port King , but the governor himself later changed it to ...
Page 130
... Bass Strait . But when he heard that some of them were building a ship from the remains of the Sydney Cove he declared that they should not build vessels longer than fourteen feet , on pain of confiscation , unless by reason of being ...
... Bass Strait . But when he heard that some of them were building a ship from the remains of the Sydney Cove he declared that they should not build vessels longer than fourteen feet , on pain of confiscation , unless by reason of being ...
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