In 1796, the Calcutta merchants Campbell & Clark, sent a boat load of attractive goods, including much needed home and personal wares, and much desired rum, to sell to the isolated people in the new penal colony at Port Jackson (now current day Sydney).
The Sydney Cove foundered and the men were obliged to take refuge on Preservation Island. Some of the crew continued on, in a longboat & on foot, to raise the alarm & affect a rescue. This month we retell the story of their epic journey.
(70 mins)
Ep 49 Convict Mutineers - Part 2: Australian History
Ep 48 Convict Mutineers - Part 1: Australian History
Ep 47 Final Readings - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 46 Debate Poems - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 45 Drovers Wife - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 44 Henry Lawson: Australian History
Ep 42 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 5 - Completion: Australian History
Ep 41 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 4 - Working environments & safety: Australian History
Ep 40 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 3 - Contractors & townships: Australian History
Ep 39 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 2 - Getting Land & Workers: Australian History
Ep 38 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 1 - Inception: Australian History
Ep 37 Lady Jane Franklin - Explorer: Australian History
Ep 36 Jandamarra: the Bunuba Warrior Pt 2: Australian History
Ep 35 Jandamarra: the Bunuba Warrior Pt 1: Australian History
Ep 34 The Great Emu War: Australian History
Ep 33 Eureka Pt5: Eureka Trials: Australian History
Ep 32 Eureka Pt4: Eureka Stockade: Australian History
Ep 31 Eureka Pt3: Ballarat Reform League: Australian History
Ep 30 Eureka Pt2: Ballarat goldfield: Australian History
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