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1788 comprising A narrative of the expedition to Botany Bay and A complete account of the settlement at Port Jackson

Watkin Tench stepped ashore at Botany Bay with the First Fleet in January 1788. He was in his late twenties, a captain of the marines, and on the advanture of his life. Insatiably curious, with a natural genius for storytelling, Tench wrote two enthralling accounts of the infant colony - A Narrative...

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Main Author:	Tench, Watkin 1759?-1833
Other Authors:	Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof) 1956-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne, Australia Text Publishing Company 1996
Subjects:	Tench, Watkin > 1759?-1833 > Diaries Explorers > Australia > New South Wales > Diaries. Australia > History > 1788-1851 New South Wales > History > 1788-1851 Sydney (N.S.W.) > History > 1788-1851 New South Wales > Description and travel > Early works to 1800 Port Jackson (N.S.W.) > History Australia > Discovery and exploration
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