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A voyage to New South Wales : with Governor Phillip, 1787-1788 / David Collins ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by John Currey.

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ISBN	0949586323
Author	Collins, David, 1756-1810
Title	A voyage to New South Wales : with Governor Phillip, 1787-1788 / David Collins ; edited, with an introduction and notes, by John Currey.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Malvern [Vic.] : Published for the Banks Society at The Colony Press, 2006.
Description	86 p. : ill., (some col.), col. port. ; 21 cm.
Note	Originally published in 1798 as the prologue in the author's history entitled: An account of the English colony in New South Wales.
Summary	The journal, begun by David Collins on HMS Sirius in 1787, is one of the most important records of the voyage of the First Fleet. This text provides detailed descriptions of the voyage, the arrival in Botany Bay and Phillip's selection of Sydney Cove, and gives glimpses of life in three continents in the late 18th century.
Subjects	Phillip, Arthur, -- 1738-1814 -- Travels
	First Fleet, 1787-1788
	Botany Bay (N.S.W.) -- History
	New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851
	New South Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Currey, John E. B.
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons	Collins, David, 1756-1810 "Account of the English colony in New South Wales."
Call number	994.402 COL

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00603823	994.402 COL	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .