Popular history author Adam Courtenay shares the story of the sailing ship the Sydney Cove which crashed in Bass Strait, on the remnants of the land bridge, in 1797. Seventeen of the stranded crew were compelled to cross Bass Strait and walked 600 miles to Sydney and, in the process, walked their way into Australian history. Adam Courtenay’s book on the Sydney Cove ‘Three Sheets to the Wind’ is published by ABC books and is available at all good bookstores and online: https://www.harper...
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Popular history author Adam Courtenay shares the story of the sailing ship the Sydney Cove which crashed in Bass Strait, on the remnants of the land bridge, in 1797. Seventeen of the stranded crew were compelled to cross Bass Strait and walked 600 miles to Sydney and, in the process, walked their way into Australian history. Adam Courtenay’s book on the Sydney Cove ‘Three Sheets to the Wind’ is published by ABC books and is available at all good bookstores and online: https://www.harper...
Palawa Woman and Pakana Sea Country Ranger Fiona Maher discusses her people’s deep spiritual and cultural connection to the places of Tayaritja/ the Bass Strait Islands, stretching back to the time of the Land Bridge. To watch parts of Fiona Maher’s interview in the Land Bridge documentary film, visit https://thelandbridge.au/the-documentary/ To read more about Fiona’s work you can read the article ‘Tayaritja milathina muka’ https://thelandbridge.au/tayaritja-milaythina-muka/ Epi...
The Land Bridge
Popular history author Adam Courtenay shares the story of the sailing ship the Sydney Cove which crashed in Bass Strait, on the remnants of the land bridge, in 1797. Seventeen of the stranded crew were compelled to cross Bass Strait and walked 600 miles to Sydney and, in the process, walked their way into Australian history. Adam Courtenay’s book on the Sydney Cove ‘Three Sheets to the Wind’ is published by ABC books and is available at all good bookstores and online: https://www.harper...
