As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible For someone who ...
On the quieter side of the Mornington Peninsula, Flinders offers a slower, laid-back lifestyle removed from the crowds.
The remains of Matthew Flinders, the first British explorer to circumnavigate Australia, will be reburied in his home village after being discovered under a London train station, a rail development ...
I’ve never been to Australia, and that nation has certainly never been on my list of culinary hotbeds. But I have logged a lot of time in the East Village of New York. And what a surprise to find ...
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Matthew Flinders's steamy letters reveal a hidden side to the man who circumnavigated Australia
In 1800, aboard the HMS Reliance, navigator Matthew Flinders penned a letter to his good friend, naval surgeon and explorer George Bass. It starts innocuously enough — "My dear friend, I now begin to ...
Electric vehicle batteries that can no longer efficiently power cars could be given a second life supplying energy for homes, ...
The remains of explorer Captain Matthew Flinders have been identified by archaeologists working on the HS2 project in a London burial ground. Captain Flinders led the first circumnavigation of ...
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