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notice · 1837

This notice details the determined position of Crocodile Rock in Bass's Straits, including bearings, distances, soundings, and directions to avoid it, based on observations from H.M. Ship Rattlesnake.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 17th April, 1837. BASS'S STRAITS. …

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Recorded in this notice

LocationBASS'S STRAITS
OfficialGOVERNOR
OfficialWilliam Hobson
RoleCaptain
ShipHis Majesty's Ship Rattlesnake
LocationCROCODILE ROCK
LocationBASS's STRAITS
OfficialE. Deas Thomson
ShipH. M. Ship "Rattlesnake"
LocationHobson's Bay
LocationPort Phillip
LocationBass's Straits

NSW Government Gazette, No. 272, 1837.

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