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ADVENTURE Mark Chew ADVENTURE Mark Chew

Forlorn Hope -1864

A flawed attempt to settle Australia’s ‘empty north’ triggered an epic 2,300NM open boat voyage along the unexplored northwest coast, from Van Diemen Gulf down to today’s Geraldton.

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