What happened after the journey of George Bass?

Answer 1

George Bass, together with Matthew Flinders explored and charted much of the coastline south of Sydney in the early days of the New South Wales colony, adding valuable information to charts of the Australian coastline. In 1798, Bass explored along the southern coast of what would later become the colony of Victoria. His journeys led him to the belief that Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) was separate from the mainland. Governor Hunter wished for this theory to be proven conclusively, so he commissioned Flinders and Bass to circumnavigate Van Diemen's Land.

Answer 2

It depends on which voyage you mean. * In June 1789, Bass joined the 'HMS Flirt' under the command of Captain James Norman, serving as Surgeon's mate. * In October 1790, he served as surgeon on 'HMS Shark'. * In April 1794 Bass was assigned to the 'HMS Reliance', which is where he first met up with Matthew Flinders, who was a lieutenant on the ship. The ship arrived in Port Jackson in September 1795. * On 26 October 1795, Bass and Flinders left in Bass's small vessel the 'Tom Thumb' on a voyage of discovery up the George River, which empties into botany Bay * On 5 August 1797, Bass set out to find the deposits of coal reported on the south coast. He subsequently found and named Coalcliff. * On 5 December 1797, Bass set out to prove the existence of a strait between Van Diemen's Land and the NSW mainland - he was sure he'd found the strait, but was not able to prove it. * On 7 October 1798, Bass and Flinders set out in the 'Norfolk' to determine for certain whether or not Van Diemen's Land was an island. It was on this journey that the two circumnavigated the island. * In May 1799, Bass returned to chart more of the islands around Van Diemen's Land. * On 5 February 1803, Bass sailed the ship 'Harrington' out of Sydney Harbour with a cargo, bound for Tahiti. Bass was never heard of again, and his fate remains unknown.

Answer 3

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