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Ep 72 Bass & Flinders Pt3: Australian History
August 11, 2024 · 1 hr 16 minGeorge 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…
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Ep 71 Bass & Flinders Pt2: Australian History
June 10, 2024 · 1 hr 6 minGeorge Bass and Matthew Flinders arrived in New South Wales in September of 1795, with grand plans to "explore more of the country than any of [our] predecessors in the colony". In part 2 we look at how their plans progressed. As naval…
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Ep 70 Bass & Flinders Pt1: Australian History
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Ep 69 Waltzing Matilda: Australian History
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Ep 68 Atomic Australia: Australian History
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Ep 67 Maria Island: Australian History (remixed)
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Ep 66 Australian Dogs: Australian History
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