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notice · 1837

Publication of a letter from Captain W. Hobson of HMS Rattlesnake detailing the position of Crocodile Rock in Bass's Straits and providing directions to avoid it.

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

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OfficialGOVERNOR
OfficialWilliam Hobson
ShipHis Majesty's Ship Rattlesnake
OfficialW. HOBSON
OfficialSir Richard Bourke
ShipH. M. Ship Rattlesnake
OfficialP. P. King
OfficialWilliam Hobson
OfficialFrancis Beaufort
RoleCaptain
RoleHydrographer of the Navy
RoleHydrographer of the Admiralty

NSW Government Gazette, No. 273, 1837.

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