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The Beginning of the Sea Story of Australia

by Louis Becke

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Sailors and small surveying boats shape Louis Becke's account of Australia's early colonial history. He argues that the ocean deserves greater attention in the story of the country's beginnings, tracing the work of naval governors Phillip, Hunter, King and Bligh. Their responsibilities link coastal exploration with the daily difficulties of feeding and governing the settlement at Sydney Cove.

The Sirius and Supply provide essential connections with distant sources of food, while Hunter's long passage home reveals the dangers of navigating poorly charted waters. Becke also describes the surveying work of Bass and Flinders, whose small vessels helped fill gaps in coastal maps. His admiration for naval service gives the essay a clear point of view.

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Louis Becke

Louis Becke was an Australian short-story writer and novelist whose years as a trader and traveler in the Pacific supplied much of his subject matter. Born George Lewis Becke in Port Macquarie, he went to sea young, worked in Samoa and Micronesia, survived shipwreck, and later turned those experiences into fiction.

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Author: Louis Becke
Reading time: About 25 minutes
Pages: 11
Language: English
Genre: History
Formats: PDF, EPUB, Read online