The Guardian

Matthew Flinders bicentenary: statue unveiled to the most famous navigator you’ve probably never heard of

It’s a story that has it all: skill, heroic endeavour, capture by the French and a cat. Familiar to Australians, a new statue to Matthew Flinders at Euston aims to bring his reputation home Today a ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Matthew Flinders and his cat Trim honoured with statue in Port Lincoln

When explorer Matthew Flinders visited the spot he christened Port Lincoln in February 1802, he was deeply impressed by the pleasantness of its location. "The port which formed the most interesting ...
The Guardian

Matthew Flinders, the flute-playing, cat-loving explorer who circumnavigated Australia, is going home – but what of his envoy Bungaree?

As the British navigator is reburied with pomp and ceremony in his village church, Aboriginal Australians call for respect for the ‘incredibly brave’ man who made the voyage possible For someone who ...
Sydney Morning Herald

Flinders keepers: Explorer’s book collection up for auction

In 1801, there was no internet for English explorer Matthew Flinders to use for reference or pleasure when starting his epic quest to sail around what we now know as Australia. But he did have his ...
Couriermail

Grave of explorer Captain Matthew Flinders to be dug up to clear way for rail project

HE gave Australia its name. He was the first to sail all its shores. Now the grave of Captain Matthew Flinders must make way for a rail bypass. Archaeologists working at a disused cemetery in London ...