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Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie

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Miriam Estensen, The Life of Matthew Flinders.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Australis. Legend has held that Matthew Flinders, mariner and hydrographer...Estensen, author of The Life of Matthew Flinders, confirms that he did in fact...Crusoe'. I hadn't heard of Matthew Flinders until I came to Australia...
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NSW: Letter written by Matthew Flinders bought for $350,000
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 9/21/2001; 347 words ; ...2001 NSW: Letter written by Matthew Flinders bought for $350,000 SYDNEY...written by Australian explorer Matthew Flinders for a record $350,000. The...be part of the exhibition, Matthew Flinders: The Ultimate Voyage, which...
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Magazine article from: Journal of Australian Studies; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Matthew Flinders would not normally be thought of as a...stimulation, and sometimes solace. Flinders reports in Voyage to Terra Australis...important part in one of the dramas of Flinders's career. In 1803, when approaching...
SA: Art gallery buys portrait of Matthew Flinders
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 9/26/2000; 387 words ; ...Art gallery buys portrait of Matthew Flinders ADELAIDE, Sept 26 AAP - The...size oil portrait of explorer Matthew Flinders after year-long negotiations...by the state government. "Matthew Flinders was the first to chart the coast...
Encountering 'Terra Australis': The Australian Voyages of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders.(Book Review)
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Magazine article from: Geographical; 6/1/2006; ; 655 words ; The Fever of Discovery: The Story of Matthew Flinders by Marion Body New European Publications, hb, pp250...seems a modest enough ambition, because, sadly, Matthew Flinders, while feted down under, has been largely forgotten...

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