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Captain James Kelly : A giant of a man in Tasmania's history


Tony Hope will tell us all about Captain James Kelly. James was the illegitimate son of an Irish convict mother and a cook on the First Fleet. He was born in Parramatta in December 1791, twenty-one years after Captain James Cook first set foot in Botany Bay and a mere three years after the arrival of the First Fleet

He went to sea at thirteen years of age destined to become the first Australian born master mariner, a trader, explorer, and entrepreneur.

Moved to Hobart Town in 1814 from where he continued his whaling and sealing adventures including an epic circumnavigation of Van Diemen’s Land in 1815/16 at twenty-five years of age in an open thirty-five foot whaling boat. During this circumnavigation he discovered Port Davey and Macquarie Harbour.
When:
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM
Where:
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
Marieville Esplanade
Sandy Bay  

Australia
Additional Info:
David Bowker(s):
David G Bowker
Category:
GENERAL MEETINGS
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Capacity:
70
Available Slots:
41
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