[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes / attributed to Oswald W.B. Brierly]
[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes / attributed to Oswald W.B. Brierly]
[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes / attributed to Oswald W.B. Brierly]
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ca. 1849
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SV*/NG-E/5
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Drawings - 23.8 x 35 cm. - 1 pencil drawing
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[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes / attributed to Oswald W.B. Brierly]
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Digital order no:a128902...
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During a surveying expedition of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake on 4th July 1849, the men of Joannet Island attacked the ship's pinnace and galley and wounded two sailors. After a brief skirmish, the Islanders retired in disarray, their spears and stone axes being no match for the muskets and a brass howitzer of the Rattlesnake crew. -- Reference: Curator...
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SV*/NG-E/5
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9yM6JBA9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9yM6JBA9
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440132
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