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Moresby, John (1830 - 1922)
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Hydrographer and Explorer
Born: 15 March 1830  Allerford, Somerset, England.  Died: 12 July 1922  Fareham, Hampshire, England.
John Moresby joined the navy as a cadet at age twelve. He was made captain in 1865 and in 1871 was sent to Australia (Sydney). Moresby spent the next three to four years traveling to places including New Zealand, Torres Strait Islands, northern Australia, New Guinea and Norfolk Island. On these journeys he carried out hydrographic surveys and tried to halt kidnappings and other pirate activities. Moresby was responsible for claiming New Guinea for the British and named Port Moresby in honour of his father.
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c. 1842 - c. 1845Cadet with the Royal Navy
1845 - 1864Midshipman, then lieutenant, then commander
1871Sent to the Australian Station on the HMS Basilisk
1874Orded back to England
1876Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea published

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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