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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 the ...
... 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 the ...
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... CAPTAIN BLIGH TAKES COMMAND - On 13 August 1806 Captain William Bligh took office as the fourth governor of New South Wales . He , like his three predecessors , was a naval officer . He came to the colony with a distinguished record as ...
... CAPTAIN BLIGH TAKES COMMAND - On 13 August 1806 Captain William Bligh took office as the fourth governor of New South Wales . He , like his three predecessors , was a naval officer . He came to the colony with a distinguished record as ...
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... captain prevented them . Two of the men saved state that they knew the boat was under the bows , but that the rest ... captain . Towsey asked who he was ? He said , " I am the captain , " but the next moment he was gone . Rice , the ...
... captain prevented them . Two of the men saved state that they knew the boat was under the bows , but that the rest ... captain . Towsey asked who he was ? He said , " I am the captain , " but the next moment he was gone . Rice , the ...
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