Birthdays

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Birthdays
Matthew Flinders was born 16th March 1774 in
Donington, Lincolnshire, England.
And John Forrest was born on the 22nd of August
in Bunbury.
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Important dates
Matthew Flinders got married in in 1801 to a lass
called Ann. John Forrest was never married.
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Important dates
During the late 1790s Flinders sailed to
Australia and this established himself as a
sailor.
In 1863 John Forrest was apprenticed to the
assistant surveyor In the Surveyor-General's
office In Bunbury, this began his career.
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Important dates
In 1901 Forrest resigned as Premier.

John Forrest died in1918 and Matthew Flinders
died on the19th July 1814.
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The expeditions of Matthew flinders around
Australia are shown in the map below.
Their expeditions
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The expeditions of John Forrest through
Australia are shown in the map below.
Their expeditions
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Bibliography
Famous Australian Explorers http//www.southaustr
alianhistory.com.au/mflinders.htm  http//www.slwa
.wa.gov.au/federation/fed/010_fore.htm  http//ima
ge.sl.nsw.gov.au/Ebind/s1_55/a050/a050end.html
http//gutenberg.net.au/pages/forrest.html http/
/www.davidreilly.com/australian_explorers/flinders
/flinders.htm The Australian Encyclopaedia
published in 1988 Melbourne  
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