Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 82 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis Jeffery, Walter 1861 1922 The Naval Pioneers of Australia Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Sjaani and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Naval Pioneers of Australia" by Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery is a historical account published in the late 19th century that focuses on the early naval explorers who played a pivotal role in the foundations of Australian history. The book emphasizes the contributions of four key sea captains during the establishment of the penal settlement in New South Wales, uncovering the significant, yet often overlooked, hardships and achievements of these individuals in making the continent accessible for future settlers. The opening of the work provides a preface outlining its purpose; rather than serving as a comprehensive history of Australia, it aims to compile and organize previously scattered information about the naval pioneers. The authors acknowledge the challenges faced by these early maritime figures and highlight the lack of attention in historical narratives devoted to their efforts. The beginning sets the stage for exploring the voyages of different explorers, including early Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch seafarers, leading up to the crucial English naval expeditions that ultimately influenced the course of Australian history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Australia -- Discovery and exploration DU Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 527856 527980 2024-10-06T05:45:36.614406 2023-10-06T07:27:07.313021 text/html text/html 505352 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 728379 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 856831 2024-10-06T05:45:48.829833 application/epub+zip 865237 2024-10-06T05:45:41.010369 application/epub+zip 249394 2024-10-06T05:45:39.243381 application/epub+zip 1123989 2024-10-06T05:45:54.340790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1055303 2024-10-06T05:45:47.404848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429909 2022-09-06T23:39:25.155511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446584 446551 2024-10-06T05:45:34.871427 2023-10-06T07:27:05.756024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 446358 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 168001 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 446369 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167935 2020-12-15T08:44:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21757 2024-10-06T05:45:54.483873 application/rdf+xml 15047 2024-10-06T05:45:39.870364 image/jpeg 3709 2024-10-06T05:45:39.554368 image/jpeg 815566 2024-10-06T05:45:36.703546 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia