The Naval Pioneers of Australia
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1899. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
Chapters (34)
- THE NAVAL PIONEERS
- OF
- AUSTRALIA
- AUTHORS OF "A FIRST FLEET FAMILY"; "THE MUTINEER," ETC. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
- LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET 1899
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- THE NAVAL PIONEERS OF AUSTRALIA
- CHAPTER I.
- INTRODUCTORY—THE EARLIEST AUSTRALIAN VOYAGERS: THE PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, AND DUTCH.
- CHAPTER II.
- DAMPIER: THE FIRST ENGLISHMAN IN AUSTRALIA.
- CHAPTER III.1755
- CAPTAIN COOK, THE DISCOVERER.
- CHAPTER IV.
- ARTHUR PHILLIP, FOUNDER AND FIRST GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
- CHAPTER V.
- GOVERNOR HUNTER.
- CHAPTER VI.
- THE MARINES AND THE NEW SOUTH WALES CORPS.
- CHAPTER VII.
- GOVERNOR KING.
- EXTEMPORE ALLEGRO.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- BASS AND FLINDERS
- CHAPTER IX.
- THE CAPTIVITY OF FLINDERS
- CHAPTER X.
- BLIGH AND THE MUTINY OF THE "BOUNTY"
- CHAPTER XI.
- BLIGH AS GOVERNOR
- CHAPTER XII.
- OTHER NAVAL PIONEERS, AND THE PRESENT MARITIME STATE OF AUSTRALIA—CONCLUSION.
- INDEX
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