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Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson

Name: Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
Author: Watkin Tench

Watkin Tench

Read by chocmuse · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface (2:59)
Chapter I. A Retrospect of the State of the Colony of Port Jackson, on the Date of my former Narrative, in July, 1788 (7:41)
Chapter II. Transactions of the Colony from the sailing of the First Fleet in July, 1788, to the Close of that Year (6:19)
Chapter III. Transactions of the Colony, from the Commencement of the Year 1789, until the End of March (16:22)
Chapter IV. Transactions of the Colony in April and May, 1789 (14:01)
Chapter V. Transactions of the Colony until the Close of the Year 1789 (21:50)
Chapter VI. Transactions of the Colony, from the Beginning of the Year 1790 until the End of May following (14:58)
Chapter VII. Transactions of the Colony in June, July, and August, 1790 (16:24)
Chapter VIII. Transactions of the Colony in the Beginning of September, 1790 (13:43)
Chapter IX. Transactions of the Colony in part of September and October, 1790 (18:23)
Chapter X. The arrival of the 'Supply' from Batavia; the State of the Colony in November, 1790 (21:21)
Chapter XI. Farther Transactions of the Colony in November, 1790 (9:59)
Chapter XII. Transactions of the Colony in Part of December, 1790 (28:13)
Chapter XIII. The Transactions of the Colony continued to the End of May, 1791 (14:05)
Chapter XIV. Travelling Diaries in New South Wales (36:47)
Chapter XV. Transactions of the Colony to the end of November, 1791 (12:55)
Chapter XVI. Transactions of the colony until 18th of December 1791, when I quitted it, with an Account of its state at that time (37:26)
Chapter XVII Part 1. Miscellaneous Remarks on the country. On its vegetable productions. On its climate. On its animal productions. On its natives, etc. (34:15)
Chapter XVII Part 2. Miscellaneous Remarks on the country. On its vegetable productions. On its climate. On its animal productions. On its natives, etc. (53:09)
Chapter XVII. Observations on the Convicts (6:26)
Chapter XIX. Facts relating to the probability of establishing a whale fishery on the coast of New South Wales, with Thoughts on the same (7:04)