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Chapter 11. on the Queensland Coast.

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders · Ernest Scott — chapter 7 of 64 · ~95 words · public domain

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Flinders and the Isaac Nicholls case. Exploration on the Queensland coast. Moreton Bay.

CHAPTER 12. THE INVESTIGATOR.

Return to England in the Reliance. Sir Joseph Banks. Marriage of Flinders. Ann Chappell and Chappell Island. The Franklins. Publication of Observations on the Coasts of Van Diemen's Land, on Bass Strait and its Islands. Anxiety about French expedition. The Investigator commissioned. Equipment of ship. The staff and crew. East India Company's interest. Instructions for the voyage. The case of Mrs. Flinders. Sailing orders delayed. The incident at the Roar. Life on board. Crossing the Line. Australia reached.

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