[Editor: This is the entry for James Cook in A New Biographical Dictionary (1805), by Stephen Jones. It is interesting to note that the text does not mention Cook’s discovery of the east coast of New Holland (Australia), although it does mention that he had unsuccessfully … [Read more...] about James Cook [A New Biographical Dictionary, 1805]
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Natives [Aborigines attack settlers, 21 April 1805]
[Editor: An account of some attacks by Aborigines upon settlers in New South Wales. Published in The Sydney Gazette, and New South Wales Advertiser, 21 April 1805.] Natives. With inexpressible concern we have to recount a series of barbarities lately practised by a … [Read more...] about Natives [Aborigines attack settlers, 21 April 1805]
The Cottager [poem, 26 May 1805]
[Editor: A poem published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 26 May 1805.] The Cottager. When blossoms their beauties disclose to the morn, And the dew drop descends from the ripening corn; When the Bell bird to stillness gives sadness and awe, I … [Read more...] about The Cottager [poem, 26 May 1805]