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Matthew Flinders

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Matthew Flinders was a famous explorer. The reason he is so famous is because he was the first person to circumnavigate Australia, which means he sailed around Australia. He was born on 17 of March 1774 Donington, Lincolnshire, England and died on 18 of July 1814 London, England his occupation was better known as an explorer but his other jobs were a navigator, hydrographer, autobiographer/memorist, defence forces personnel (British). He had his early schooling at grammar school, lincolnshire

Matthew Flinders was a member of the English navy. He entered the English navy in 1789

From 1791 to 1793 he served as midshipman under William Bligh ( he is his boss)

He met George Bass, when they were both sailing to Australia on the Reliance. They became very good friends and were to go on many journeys together.

In April 1801 he married Ann Chappell

He decided to do some exploring for himself so he wanted to prove that Tasmania was an island and of course now we know it is

In February, 1801-1802 he was selected to command H.M.S. Investigator because the British Government asked him to do a bigger voyage.During this voyage he named many places including Cape Catastrophe near Adelaide, where two of his crew was drowned. They were swamped while returning from the mainland in a small boat. It was the first recorded shipwreck in Australia.

While not on duty he and George Bass sailed on many voyages together.

Finders was known as a captain that cared about his crew

When he was 26 he set out to sail around a continent known as New Holland (Australia)

Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed from Sydney to Botany Bay in a 2 and a half meter long row boat named Tom Thumb.All they had was their powerful backs to move them along

While not on duty him and George Bass sailed on many voyages together.

It was Matthew Flinders who suggested the name "Australia".

He returned to England 23rd of october 1810 he recieved with honours and promotion to post-captain

Here is a random fact about him he had a cat and guess what ..... a convict ate it.

Flinders was captured by the French on the island of Mauritius in 1803 until 1810. They claimed that he was a spy. He was later allowed to return to England. When he reached London, he was 39. hHs health began to fail and he died young. this stone is in Bass and Flinders Point so people can look at it and remember how those two men are so brave and have found out so much for us.

NAMED AFTER HIM

Matthew Flinders restaurant

Matthew flinders hotel

Flinders mountain range

Flinders range national park

Flinders chase national park

Flinders university

Flinders park suburb

Flinders highway

Suburb of Flinders View

Flinders River, the longest river in Queensland

the Melbourne suburb Flinders

Flinders bay

Bass and flinders port

Questions Why is Mattew Flinders so famous?

He was the first person to circumnavigate Australia

Where was he buried?

St James's churchyard, Hampstead, England. However, his grave cannot be found because of alterations to the churchyard.

How did he die?

The French captured him and his health failed.

Who did he explore with?

He did most of his exploring with George Bass in fact they sailed from Sydney to Botany Bay in a 2 and a half meter row boat

What did he name in South Australia?

Matthew Flinders named Fowlers Bay on the southern coast

Did he have a cat?

YES he did have a cat his name was Trim he came on many journeys

How did he know George Bass?

George Bass and Matthew Flinders met on HMS reliance which sailed from England in February 1795, to Port Jackson (Sydney). Both being from Lincolnshire and interested in exploration, they became firm friends during the voyage.

Do you know how Flinder Street got its name?

Flinder street got its name after Matthew Flinders because he was such a great and brave man and is rememberd in Australian history

How did Phillip Island get its name?

Because in January 1798 George Bass discovered it. He then returned with Matthew Flinders and name it Snapper Island. Captain James Grant then named it Grant Island. The island was eventually renamed after Sir Arthur Phillip, Governor of the First Fleet which sailed from England to Australia in 1788. He named it Phillip Island.

Why did they call the boat Tom Thumb ll?

It was called Tom Thumb ll because George Bass was proud of Tom Thumb

Bibliography Dodson, Cathy and Harvey, Roland (1999) Bass and Flinders Scholastic Australia,Melbourne Australia National Herberium (2007) 'Matthew Flinders' [Online] Available,

http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/flinders-matthew.html 5/6/12

Cooper, H. M., 1997 'Flinders, Matthew (1774–1814)' Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,< http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flinders-matthew-2050/text2541>, 5 June 2012

Kennedy, Brian and Kennedy, Barbara, (1987) Convicts and Jailers Longman Cheshire, Melbourne





Matthew flinders was a famous explorer. He was brave ,strong and a nice man. Every-one at the time thought he was a wonderful man and I defitnley agree.

He and George Bass were firm friends they sailed from sydney to Botany bay in a 2 and a half metre long row boat called Tom thumb. I think that shows how brave he was. Can you imagine how hard it would be?It would be all windy and your arms would get really tired. He must have been very strong aswell.

He also prooved that Tasmania was its own island. If he did not decide to do that we would be still be thinking that it is all connected.Something else he did was circumnavigated Australia. So now we know what eveywhere and how things work and how plants grow around Australia.

Thats why Matthew flinders is a great man and definitly earned his place in Austalian history. I can honestly say he is very, very brave and strong not just phisically but mentally aswell because I can not imagine how many times you would feel like giving up or having a bad day.

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