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... Botany Bay , which was as far away from Britain as it was possible to sail . They were guarded by a detachment of marines , consisting of 211 officers and men . There was also a chaplain , a surveyor - general , a judge - advocate and ...
... Botany Bay , which was as far away from Britain as it was possible to sail . They were guarded by a detachment of marines , consisting of 211 officers and men . There was also a chaplain , a surveyor - general , a judge - advocate and ...
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... Botany Bay , without being able to double Point Solander , which bore from us a league north . The wind blew strong from that quarter , and our ships were too heavy sailers to surmount the force of the wind and the currents combined ...
... Botany Bay , without being able to double Point Solander , which bore from us a league north . The wind blew strong from that quarter , and our ships were too heavy sailers to surmount the force of the wind and the currents combined ...
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... Botany Bay district , but they could not get close enough to the Aborigines to use their firearms . One of the marines thought these were very tedious affairs . He wrote in his diary : nd Tusday Decbr 14th 1790 this Day 2 Captns 2 ...
... Botany Bay district , but they could not get close enough to the Aborigines to use their firearms . One of the marines thought these were very tedious affairs . He wrote in his diary : nd Tusday Decbr 14th 1790 this Day 2 Captns 2 ...
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