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2365-0613 in Sydney’s history achieved under difficult circumstances.P.This book describes William Dawes’ life and professional achievements. William Dawes was a British Marine serving as the official astronomer on board the First Fleet making the 1787–1788 voyage from Britain to the new colony of New South W

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Frustrations and Friction, for an additional three-year term. Having been sent home unceremoniously in late 1791, he nevertheless harboured a deep wish to return to the colony to further his instruction and ‘civilisation’ of the Aboriginal population. Despite valiant attempts by high-profile supporters, Dawes was never to return to Sydney Cove.

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,The Unexpected Appearance of Dawes’ Observatory on the ‘1808 Sydney Cove Map’,he majority of topographical features were taken from the 1807 survey by the fledgling colony’s Surveyor-General, James Meehan, the reliance by the Sydney Cove Map’s designers on a range of historical sources that covered a time span of 20 years has inadvertently introduced an anachronism by also including Dawes’ Observatory.

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William Dawes: The Scientist, The Explorer, The Linguist,ntist, as an explorer of the blank areas on the New South Wales’ map and as an early linguist of the Sydney Aboriginal language. In this chapter, we explore Dawes’ achievements across a wide range of remits, with a focus on his time in New South Wales.