George Bass and Matthew Flinders undertake an important mapping journey to confirm the existence of what will soon afterwards become known as Bass Strait, a body of water between the mainland of ‘New South Wales’ and the newly recognized island of Van Diemens Land.
But afterwards their future aspirations diverge, and we follow them as they prepare for the next phases of their lives, Bass undertaking trading and Flinders consolidating his career as an explorer and navigator.
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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/
- Wollemi Ranger: ABC Late Night Live and Wollemi. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/berin-mackenzie-wollemi-pine/103897958
- Bass compass – Pocket compass sundial used by George Bass on the whaleboat expedition that explored the coast of Victoria as far as Westernport Bay, 1797-98. https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/1800589
Rough Transcript: Ep-72-BassFlindersPt3 Transcript