Author: Batman, John,
Title: Journal, manuscript
Date: 10 May-11 June 1835.
Accession Number: MS13181
Transcript Number: pp0016-031-0
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27

Night – Evening

Thursday 28th May /35


we had an excellent run
during the whole of last Night
and during some part of it
passed Kings Island - about
1 P.M. saw New Holland
to our great joy and
during the Evening making near
it - about dusk - was within
18 miles of it the Captain
intends to lay off during
the Night, and go into Port
Phillip the first thing in
the morning. Caught two
Barricooters a long fish
and good eating lost
several Hooks by their
biting them of the lines
I lost my chain Hooks by
their biting above the chain

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