ISBN |
9780733341861 |
Author |
Courtenay, Adam (author) |
Title |
Three sheets to the wind : why a motley crew of merchant seamen walked 600 miles to save 7000 gallons of rum / Adam Courtenay. |
Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, 2022. |
©2022. |
Description |
301 pages : illustrations maps, portraits ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
When, in 1796, Calcutta-based Scottish merchants Campbell and Clark dispatched an Indian ship hurriedly renamed the Sydney Cove to the colony of New South Wales, they were hoping to make their fortune. The ship's speculative cargo included all kinds of products to entice the new colony's inhabitants, including 7000 gallons of rum. The merchants were planning to sell the liquor to the Rum Corp, which ruled the fledgling colony with an iron grip, despite the recent arrival of Governor John Hunter. But when the ship went down north of Van Diemen's Land, cargo master William Campbell and 16 other crew members decided to walk the 600 miles to Sydney Town to get help and rescue crew and the precious goods. Assisted by at least six Indigenous clans on his journey, Clark saw far more of the country than Joseph Banks ever did, and his eventual report to Governor Hunter led to far-reaching consequences for the fledgling colony. And the rum? Some of it was saved. |
Subjects |
Campbell, William |
Sydney Cove (Ship) |
First contact of aboriginal peoples with Westerners -- Australia |
Wilderness survival -- Australia |
Shipwreck survival -- Australia |
Rum -- History |
Shipwrecks -- Victoria |
Shipwrecks -- Victoria -- Ninety Mile Beach |
Shipwreck victims -- Victoria |
Shipwrecks -- History |
Discoveries in geography |
Shipwreck victims |
Shipwrecks |
First contact (Anthropology) -- Australia |
New South Wales -- History -- Rum Rebellion, 1808-1809 |
Australia -- History -- 1788-1851 |
Ninety Mile Beach (Vic.) |
New South Wales -- History -- 18th century |
Australia -- Description and travel -- 1788-1851 |
Call number |
2022.142 |