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Governor Philips & Port Jackson: the London Chronicle, December…
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30-May-2017
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Governor Philips & Port Jackson: the London Chronicle, December 10-12, 1789: Includes a short piece quoting 'Philips' [correctly, Phillip] description of Port Jackson and Sydney Cove, of which he says 'Here was the finest spring water, and ships can anchor so close in shore, that at a very small expence quays may be constructed, at which the largest vessels may constantly unload.' There are also reports from the West Indies, France, Philadelphia, Vienna, Archangel and many other places.
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