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Narrative of expeditions along the coast of New South Wales, for the further discovery of its harbours from the year 1795 to 1799. Collected by Matt w Flinders 2 lieutenant H.M.S. Reliance (FLI09a) Page 22


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1796
April


From the entrance of Port Jackson
to Point Solander…..11 miles
Thence to entrance of Port Hacking 7½


to Watta Mowlee     3
to Double Cove       5¾
to Barn Cove           7
to where the Boat
was thrown ashore 4
to Saddle Point

A lat.

    True bearing of the coast line is about S.S.W 44

= 40.6

Latitude of Port Jackson
of Saddle P t
From Saddle P t to Canoe
River is about S.W 4'
Latitude of Canoe River

33:49,5
34:30,1

2,8
34:33


      Now the latitude of Hat Hill made in the ship was 34°: 28',
and it bears from Saddle Point west-north-west about some
five miles, which shews the above calculation to be near the
truth.


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