Description
Naval men who arrived in NSW in September 1795, Bass & Flinders were both intent on undertaking exploration and charting sections of New Holland, still largely unknown to the British.
They became well known as navigators, explorers and map makers, charting the Australian coasts and enhancing the then limited knowledge of the new colony.
In this Part 1 episode we take a look at the backgrounds of both men to understand what brought them to NSW.
(45 mins)
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Rough transcript is available from the episode webpage - AustralianHistoriesPodcast.com.au
After a quick resupply in Port Jackson Flinders again heads out to undertake the second leg of his circumnavigation. This time they began by traveling north, through the Great Barrier Reef and into the tropical north. This journey would prove to be much more challenging for Flinders and his...
Published 10/11/24
This episode we see Bass undertake his speculative business ventures, no longer in the company of Flinders, but his timing meant his returns were not as lucrative as he'd hoped.
Flinders set off on the mammoth task of circumnavigating the New Holland-New South Wales. This first leg of his...
Published 08/24/24