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Shortland, John (1769 - 1810)

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Naval officer

Born: 5 September 1769. Died: 21 January 1810 at sea.

John Shortland arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 as master's mate in the Sirius. He returned to England in 1792 and came back to Australia with Governor Hunter in 1794, as first lieutenant in the Reliance. He discovered coal at Newcastle in 1797 and is commemorated by the Newcastle suburb of Shortland.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003949. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 7 August 2006

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