Despatches and letters of Capt. F. Blackwood (H.M.S. Fly) and Lieut. C. Yule (H.M.S. Bramble) to F. Beaufort, 1841-1846

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Content Summary:: Written from Devonport, Hobart, Sydney, Swan River, Torres Strait, Sourabaya, Singapore and Darnley Island, they deal with preparations for voyage, supply of instruments, appointment of officers, voyage to Australia, performance of instruments, plans for survey of south coast of New Guinea, magnetic observations, survey of Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, erection of Beacon at Raine's Islet, despatch of charts, defects of H.M.S. Fly, Lieut. C. Yule, Lieut. C. Shadwell, boredom of surveying work, opposition of Sir George Gipps to observatory at Sydney, survey by Yule of Moreton Bay, return of Blackwood to England, proposals for further surveys in Torres Strait. (86 letters)
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