STATUES OF MATTHEW FLINDERS
in Australian Cities



Photos above

Sydney (NSW)

Flinders with sextant (outside the State Library (which holds the Flinders Collection)
Additional:    Photo 1    Photo 2
Note: a statue of Trim is nearby, in a wall recess of the Library

Photo of Trim

Melbourne (Vic)

Flinders on ship's boat, landing during exploration (opposite Flinders Street Station)

Mornington (Vic)
1987 Statue by Marc Clark
Flinders with chart, gazing into the distance
Note: many items relevant to Matthew Flinders' explorations
are located at Mornington Park-Schnapper Point






Adelaide (SA) -
North Terrace
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Whyalla (SA) -
Hummock Hill Lookout

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Statue of Matthew Flinders holding sextant, gazing over Spencer Gulf
Produced for 2002 Bicentenary of Flinders' exploration
of Spencer Gulf in HMS Investigator, Feb-Mar 1802
(The adjacent statue is of Louis Freycinet who explored Spencer Gulf  in Le Casuarina, Jan 1803)
[Nearby is a 1950 plaque commemorating Flinders' visit to this area]

Note: The Whyalla Maritime Museum contains information on the Flinders and Baudin
expeditions - along with an early edition of Flinders' Voyage to Terra Australis and atlas


Photos on this page by C,A,J Grant

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