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had some of his convict crew fell some trees and build a blockhouse on Churchill Island. They cultivated a patch of soil and Grant planted seeds of wheat, corn, potatoes, peas, coffee berries, apples, peaches and nectarines given to him for the purpose of creating a garden "for the future benefit of
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The narrative of a voyage of discovery, performed in His Majesty's vessel the Lady Nelson, of sixty tons burthen: with sliding keels, in the years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales
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The Churchill Island Marine National Park adjoins the island's western shore, and Western Port bay, in which the island is located, is listed under the
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Churchill Island and the area around it served as the location for the 1977 Australian film
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in Devon, England. This was the first European garden and crop of wheat grown in Victoria.
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Remains of stone foundations from two unknown buildings are also preserved on the island.
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people visited Churchill Island for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
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our fellow men be they Countrymen, Europeans or Savages" by John Churchill of
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In 1801, during the course of a survey of Western Port, Lieutenant
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Parks Victoria: Churchill Island Marine National Park
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Churchill Island is located in Victoria
Australian
State
Victoria
38°30′S 145°20′E / 38.500°S 145.333°E / -38.500; 145.333
Western Port
Victoria
Australia
Phillip Island
Churchill Island Marine National Park
Phillip Island Nature Parks
Boonwurrung
James Grant
Dawlish
Samuel Amess
Summerfield
Ramsar Convention
Cape Barren geese
www.penguins.org.au
Parks Victoria: Churchill Island Marine National Park
Archived
Wayback Machine
Grant, James
The narrative of a voyage of discovery, performed in His Majesty's vessel the Lady Nelson, of sixty tons burthen: with sliding keels, in the years 1800, 1801, and 1802, to New South Wales
ISBN
978-0-7243-0036-5


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