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Matthew Flinders' birth
Matthew Flinders is born in 16th March 1774 in Donington, Lincolnshire, England. -
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The Life of Matthew Flinders
The life of Matthew Flinders -
Matthew Flinders starts school
Matthew Flinders starts school at Mr. Whitehead's School at the age of 6. -
Second Breadfruit Voyage
The government think they need breadfruit and other plants so they send the HMS Providence, captained by Captain William Bligh. Matthew Flinders is on that ship and on that voyage, Flinders finds out that he is a natural shipman. -
Expeditions with George Bass
Matthew Flinders has his first and second expeditions as captain and he gets a desire to roam the seas. -
Flinders starts his expedition on the Investegator
Flinders and Bass start their expedition to circumnavigate Australia. -
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Flinders and Bass Circumnavigate Australia
Matthew Flinders and George Bass Circumnavigate Australia on the Tom Thumb II. -
Flinders is arrested
Matthew Flinders gets arrested for being thought by the French government that he is a British spy. -
Flinders dies
Matthew Flinders dies of kidney failure.
