What does Buzz and flinders's discovery tell us?

George bass and Matthew flinders, both in Lincolnshire, England, were shining twins in early Australian exploration activities.

1795, Bass and flinders went south from Sydney Bay, crossed Botany Bay and went up the George River in a boat less than two meters long, and began to explore unknown areas in Australia.

On the George River, two people are chatting and rowing the Tom Sam slowly. They entered a shoal. There are protruding reefs everywhere, and the water flow becomes very fast, resulting in a lot of eddies, which increases the difficulty of navigation. As a result, accidentally, the ship hit a rock, and flinders was suddenly ejected from the ship. Buzz tried to gather together to give him a hand, but it was too late.

Flinders struggled to stick his head out of the water. Buzz saw clearly on the boat and quickly put out his paddle. Flinders load, grabbed the paddle. In this way, both of them clung to the paddle, and no one dared to let go. The current was so fast that Bass couldn't control the boat with both hands grasping the paddle, so he had to let it drift.

Kofunagoshi runs faster in the rapids. Gradually, Matthew flinders lost some support. His strength was exhausted and his hand slipped away from the paddle bit by bit. Soon, flinders hit another rock and sank into the water.

The boat brushed against the edge of the rock, but it was torn off by the rock. Fortunately, it was not more traumatized, and the ship still rushed downstream. There is a corner ahead. The huge cliff stopped the river and changed its direction. Long-term erosion has made this place a deep pool, and the river no longer growls. However, there are several interlocking eddies in this buffer zone, and the underwater undercurrent is extremely sinister. If you are not careful, the ship will be in danger of being swallowed up.

Under the action of inertia, the "Tom Sam" rushed to the cliff and was about to hit the rock wall. Buzz jumped to the bow and propped up the rock wall with paddles. The whole ship "Tom Sam" came sideways, and the stern was thrown to the cliff before it finally stopped.

Buzz was shocked when he saw an object floating down from the upstream. Look carefully, it's flinders. Bath saw clearly in the boat, grabbed flinders, who was unconscious, and then tried his best to drag flinders to the boat. But "Tom Sam" has been seriously damaged. Two survivors had to go home.

They returned to Sydney after eight days of hard sailing. Governor Hanta encouraged and supported Bath and flinders's expedition along the George River, and promised to allocate funds for their next expedition to build a new ship.

At the beginning of the second year, george bass and Matthew flinders set out again for the second expedition. The ship they used this time was built locally and also named "Tom Sam". They are going to walk several kilometers to the south bank of Botanical Garden Bay to find a big river flowing into the headland.

Because the boat was small, the day after they went out to sea, they were swept to the rocky area by huge waves. Most of the weapons and goods on board were soaked to the skin. After the strong storm, a smooth wave formed on the sea and rolled over the boat. Bass pulled the sail and let the sea breeze blow the boat forward. The next night, it was gloomy again. Bass was afraid of being hit by another storm, so he decided to land in an unknown place.

After landing, they marched in the jungle full of dense trees. The dream gods suddenly appeared in front of them and surrounded them. Buzz, although they carry guns, they don't want to be enemies with the dreamers. After a period of confrontation, flinders decided to try his luck. He took out his razor and shaved with a smile. The natives stared at the beard falling from his face and felt incredible. Flinders took the opportunity to say that he would shave them. He took a razor and chose the older one to shave first. It didn't take long for flinders to shave off the beards of 12 people. Apollonians touch their smooth chins and stop embarrassing them.

Here, Bass found that not only a few branches were burning, but also a few red-hot stones were burning in the fire where a faded bird was roasted in Apollini. Buzz's mind suddenly thought, is this coal? According to the instructions of the Menglini people, Bath found a coal seam that was almost exposed on the ground not far away. Bass lay prone on the ground, admiring the shiny black coal carefully, and couldn't help shouting. Flinders was also excited about the unexpected harvest.

The so-called big river that Bath and flinders want to look for in this expedition plan is actually just a big seaport, which was later Harkin Port. But they found a vein of coal, which was really a windfall. Governor Hanta rewarded them again and gave them another chance to explore.

At the beginning, on their way to Australia, they passed 40 degrees south latitude and found powerful ocean currents and strange ocean surfaces from the east. Hanta suspects that this is a very huge bay, or a strait separating Tasmania and New South Wales. If we can find this strait, we can save a lot of time from India and the Cape of Good Hope to Sydney. Hanta sent Buzz and flinders to investigate this place.

1797 65438+On February 3rd, Bass and six crew members set off from Sydney on a whaling ship without a deck provided by Handa. Flinders had another task and didn't take part in their action.

During the voyage, Bass and his party constantly supplemented fresh food through fishing and hunting. They crossed the maze-like island and sailed all the way to the western end of Tasmania and the western port at the same latitude. Later, due to the bad weather and food shortage, they had to turn back.

During the voyage of 12 weeks, General Manager Bass surveyed the coastline of nearly 1000 kilometers. 1798, Bass and flinders once again explored this area. After a week's voyage, it was confirmed that there was a strait between Tasmania and New South Wales. This strait is named bass strait after Bath.

1In September, 798, flinders was ordered to command the 280-ton Norfolk ship to sail, accompanied by Bass and 80 other crew members. The mission of their trip is to prove that Tasmania is an island.

"Norfolk" prepared food for three months and left Jackson Harbor on June 7th 10. On the way, they stopped at Zhong Er Bay to replenish fresh water. After hydrological investigation, they continued to sail. "Norfolk" crossed the Fano Islands and Tasmania, reached the beautiful mouth of the Ma Di River to the west, and inspected the Ma Di Canyon. Because the coastline bends to the northwest, everyone thinks it is a strait. Later, it was proved that this area was just a big bay bent to the western port.

On February 9, 65438, Norfolk sailed south to the Indian Ocean. When they were hesitating whether to sail north, they found a powerful wave coming from the southwest. Both Bath and flinders know that this wave shows that they have found the long-awaited route to the Indian Ocean. The explorers jumped up with joy and greeted the surging waves with cheers.

They soon moved to the west of the island and explored the Davenport River at Christmas. At1799 65438+1October 1 1, there was little food left, so they had to return to Port Jackson.

Flinders and Bath succeeded in their three-month voyage. First, they confirmed the existence of bass strait, which shortened the voyage to Sydney by one week. In addition, their investigation of Ma Di River and Davenport River will be helpful for the future development of these two rivers.