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 crew.
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REFERENCES – Ep 74
BASTIAN, JOSEPHINE, 2016. A passion for exploring new countries: Matthew Flinders & George Bass. North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. ISBN 978-1-925333-72-5.
ESTENSEN, MIRIAM., 2002. The Life of Matthew Flinders. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-515-4.
FLINDERS, MATTHEW., 2012. Terra Australis. Text Classics. Melbourne, Vic.: The Text Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-921922-40-4.
FLINDERS, MATTHEW, SANDALL, PHILIPPA, and DOOLEY, GILLAIN, 2019. Trim the cartographer’s cat: the ship’s cat who helped Flinders map Australia. Oxfod: Adlard Coles. ISBN 978-1-4729-6722-0.
FOLEY, JOHN C. H., 1988. Through the Barrier: The Hydrographers Passage Story. Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 1988. Vol. 13, no. 5, p. 171–188. Available from: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:205745/s00855804_1988_13_5_171.pdf
GBR BIOLOGY. Great Barrier Reef Timeline. Available from: https://www.gbrbiology.com/knowledge-and-news/great-barrier-reef-timeline/ [Accessed July 2024].
MCKENNA, MARK, 2016. From the edge: Australia’s lost histories. Carlton, Victoria: The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 978-0-522-86259-1.
MORGAN, KENNETH, 2016. Matthew Flinders, Maritime Explorer of Australia. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-1-4411-7962-3. Available from: https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/matthew-flinders-maritime-explorer-of-australia-9781441179623-9781474210805-9781441149107.html [Accessed June 2024].
RETTER, CATHERINE and SINCLAIR, SHIRLEY, 1999. Letters to Ann: the love story of Matthew Flinders and Ann Chappelle. Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-19696-6.
RICHARD, 2018. Aboriginal Woomeras. Aboriginal Bark Paintings. Available from: https://www.aboriginal-bark-paintings.com/aboriginal-woomera/ [Accessed October 2024].
SMITH, SAMUEL. Sailing with Flinders: The journal of seaman Samuel Smith. North Adelaide: Corkwood Press. ISBN 1-876247-13-4.
WIKIPEDIA: LAPEROUSE, 2024. Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Galaup,_comte_de_Lap%C3%A9rouse [Accessed August 2024].
WIKIPEDIA: LONGITUDE, 2024. History of longitude. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_longitude&oldid=1240557517 [Accessed August 2024].
WIKIPEDIA: TRIM, 2024. Trim (cat). Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trim_(cat)&oldid=1222720546 [Accessed June 2024].
WIKIPEDIA: TRYAL ROCKS, 2024. Tryal Rocks. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryal_Rocks&oldid=1239124274 [Accessed October 2024].
WIKIPEDIA: WOOMERA, 2024. Woomera (spear-thrower). Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Woomera_(spear-thrower)&oldid=1247470933 [Accessed October 2024].
Music, IMAGES & other links:
- Intro/Exit music modified from: ‘Grand Canyon’ by David Löhstana [CCFM Music – 2018]
- Sound snippets: Sailing Ship noises – https://freesound.org/people/Supertyv2/sounds/166753/
- History Listen (ABC): Kangaroo Dog https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/kangaroo-dog-mongrel-greyhound-scottish-deerhound-roodog-/104156394
- Batavia story by History of Netherlands Podcast: https://www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/stuff-what-you-tell-me/batavia/1
- Image: Woomeras (https://www.aboriginal-bark-paintings.com/aboriginal-woomera/)
- Image: Flinders Passage – Portion of Flinders’ chart of Australia, showing his meandering track through the Reef and his futile attempts to cross the outer barrier. Cook’s track can be seen through Whitsunday Passage. (Foley, John C. H. 1988, p. 174)
- Image Flinders: National Museum of Australia. https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/flinders-circumnavigates-australia
- Flinders Miniture SLNSW: Matthew Flinders, ca. 1800 – watercolour miniature portrait. https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia/matthew-flinders-journeys
- Naval coat or sash badge, belonging to Matthew Flinders: https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/terra-australis-australia/matthew-flinders-journeys
- Flinders’ chronometer: Powerhouse Museum https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/237881
Rough transcript: Ep-74-BassFlindersPt5 TRANSCRIPT