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 Bass visited the [[Wikipedia:Kiama|Kiama]] area and made many notes on its botanical complexity and the amazing natural phenomenon, the [[Wikipedia:Kiama Blowhole|Kiama Blowhole]], noting the volcanic geology around the Blowhole and contributed much to its understanding.
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+In 1798, this theory was confirmed when Bass and Flinders, in the sloop ''[[Wikipedia:Norfolk (sloop)|Norfolk]]'', circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land. In the course of this voyage Bass visited the estuary of the [[Wikipedia:Derwent River, Tasmania|Derwent River]], found and named by Captain [[Wikipedia:John Hayes (explorer)|John Hayes]] in 1793, where the city of [[Wikipedia:Hobart|Hobart]] would be founded on the strength of his report in 1803. When the two returned to Sydney, Flinders recommended to Governor [[Wikipedia:John Hunter (New South Wales)|John Hunter]] that the passage between Van Diemen's Land and the mainland be called [[Wikipedia:Bass Strait|Bass Strait]].
-Bass was given sick leave and returned to his mother who was then living in Lincoln. Soon, however, he formed a trading company to export goods to New South Wales, and registered the Venus with Lloyds of London in 1800.
+"This was no more than a just tribute to my worthy friend and companion," Flinders wrote, "for the extreme dangers and fatigues he had undergone, in first entering it in a whaleboat, and to the correct judgement he had formed, from various indications, of the existence of a wide opening between Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales."
 == Final voyage ==
-On arrival in Port Jackson he found that the market was glutted, and there were no buyers for his goods. He agreed to sail to South America for salted beef and cattle, and left Port Jackson in February 1803, but was never seen again. No trace of his ship was ever found.
+What became of Bass is unknown. He set sail on his last voyage in the ''Venus'' on 5 February 1803 and he and his crew were never seen again. His plan was to go to Tahiti and perhaps on to the [[Wikipedia:Spain|Spanish]] colonies on the coast of [[Wikipedia:Chile]] to buy provisions and bring them back to Sydney.
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	In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to [[Cape Howe]], the farthest point of south-eastern Australia. From here he went westwards along what is now the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gippsland\|Gippsland]] region of [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]], to [[Wikipedia:Western Port\|Western Port]], almost as far as the entrance to [[Wikipedia:Port Phillip\|Port Phillip]], on the north shore of which is the site of present-day [[Wikipedia:Melbourne\|Melbourne]]. His belief that a strait separated the mainland from [[Wikipedia:Van Diemen's Land\|Van Diemen's Land]] (now [[Wikipedia:Tasmania\|Tasmania]]) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at [[Wikipedia:Wilson's Promontory\|Wilson's Promontory]]. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.		In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to [[Cape Howe]], the farthest point of south-eastern Australia. From here he went westwards along what is now the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gippsland\|Gippsland]] region of [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]], to [[Wikipedia:Western Port\|Western Port]], almost as far as the entrance to [[Wikipedia:Port Phillip\|Port Phillip]], on the north shore of which is the site of present-day [[Wikipedia:Melbourne\|Melbourne]]. His belief that a strait separated the mainland from [[Wikipedia:Van Diemen's Land\|Van Diemen's Land]] (now [[Wikipedia:Tasmania\|Tasmania]]) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at [[Wikipedia:Wilson's Promontory\|Wilson's Promontory]]. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.

	Bass visited the [[Wikipedia:Kiama\|Kiama]] area and made many notes on its botanical complexity and the amazing natural phenomenon, the [[Wikipedia:Kiama Blowhole\|], noting the volcanic geology around the Blowhole and contributed much to its understanding.		Bass visited the [[Wikipedia:Kiama\|Kiama]] area and made many notes on its botanical complexity and the amazing natural phenomenon, the [[Wikipedia:Kiama Blowhole\|Kiama Blowhole]], noting the volcanic geology around the Blowhole and contributed much to its understanding.

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	Later that year Bass discovered good land near [[Wikipedia:Prospect Hill (New South Wales)\|Prospect Hill]], found lost cattle brought out with the [[Wikipedia:First Fleet\|First Fleet]]. He attempted to cross the [[Wikipedia:Blue Mountains (New South Wales)\|Blue Mountains]] as though he was about to scale Everest even though their nature is quite different, taking with him hooks and ropes and scaling irons. He too soon gave up, erecting a pile of rocks to mark the furthest point of his expedition and declaring "the impossibility of going beyond those extraordinary ramparts".		Later that year Bass discovered good land near [[Wikipedia:Prospect Hill (New South Wales)\|Prospect Hill]], found lost cattle brought out with the [[Wikipedia:First Fleet\|First Fleet]]. He attempted to cross the [[Wikipedia:Blue Mountains (New South Wales)\|Blue Mountains]] as though he was about to scale Everest even though their nature is quite different, taking with him hooks and ropes and scaling irons. He too soon gave up, erecting a pile of rocks to mark the furthest point of his expedition and declaring "the impossibility of going beyond those extraordinary ramparts".

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	In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to [[Cape Howe]], the farthest point of south-eastern Australia. From here he went westwards along what is now the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gippsland\|Gippsland]] region of [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]], to [[Wikipedia:Western Port\|Western Port]], almost as far as the entrance to [[Wikipedia:Port Phillip\|Port Phillip]], on the north shore of which is the site of present-day [[Wikipedia:Melbourne\|Melbourne]]. His belief that a strait separated the mainland from [[Wikipedia:Van Diemen's Land\|Van Diemen's Land]] (now [[Wikipedia:Tasmania\|Tasmania]]) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at [[Wikipedia:Wilson's Promontory\|Wilson's Promontory]]. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.		In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to [[Cape Howe]], the farthest point of south-eastern Australia. From here he went westwards along what is now the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gippsland\|Gippsland]] region of [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]], to [[Wikipedia:Western Port\|Western Port]], almost as far as the entrance to [[Wikipedia:Port Phillip\|Port Phillip]], on the north shore of which is the site of present-day [[Wikipedia:Melbourne\|Melbourne]]. His belief that a strait separated the mainland from [[Wikipedia:Van Diemen's Land\|Van Diemen's Land]] (now [[Wikipedia:Tasmania\|Tasmania]]) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at [[Wikipedia:Wilson's Promontory\|Wilson's Promontory]]. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.

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	~~On the 3rd December~~ 1797 ~~he set sail~~ in a ~~twenty-eight-foot whaleboat~~, ~~and by sailing round Wilson's Point~~, the ~~southernmost extremity~~ of Australia, ~~he eventually proved~~ that ~~there was indeed~~ a ~~channel between Australia and~~ Van Diemen's Land, now ~~known as~~ Tasmania. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.		In 1797, without Flinders, in an open whaleboat with a crew of six, Bass sailed to [[Cape Howe]], the farthest point of south-eastern Australia. From here he went westwards along what is now the coast of the [[Wikipedia:Gippsland\|Gippsland]] region of [[Wikipedia:Victoria (Australia)\|Victoria]], to [[Wikipedia:Western Port\|Western Port]], almost as far as the entrance to [[Wikipedia:Port Phillip\|Port Phillip]], on the north shore of which is the site of present-day [[Wikipedia:Melbourne\|Melbourne]]. His belief that a strait separated the mainland from [[Wikipedia:Van Diemen's Land\|Van Diemen's Land]] (now [[Wikipedia:Tasmania\|Tasmania]]) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at [[Wikipedia:Wilson's Promontory\|Wilson's Promontory]]. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.

			Bass visited the [[Wikipedia:Kiama\|Kiama]] area and made many notes on its botanical complexity and the amazing natural phenomenon, the [[Wikipedia:Kiama Blowhole\|], noting the volcanic geology around the Blowhole and contributed much to its understanding.

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	Bass was given sick leave and returned to his mother who was then living in Lincoln. Soon, however, he formed a trading company to export goods to New South Wales, and registered the Venus with Lloyds of London in 1800.		Bass was given sick leave and returned to his mother who was then living in Lincoln. Soon, however, he formed a trading company to export goods to New South Wales, and registered the Venus with Lloyds of London in 1800.

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	\| image = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets -->		\| image = GeorgeBass.png <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets -->
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	\| caption =		\| caption = Engraving of Bass from The Naval Pioneers of Australia by Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery, 1899
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	\| birth_date = {{BirthDeathAge\|B\|1771\|1\|30\|1803\| \| \|yes}} <!-- {{Birth date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->		\| birth_date = {{BirthDeathAge\|B\|1771\|1\|30\|1803\| \| \|yes}} <!-- {{Birth date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} -->
	\| birth_place = Aswarby, Lincolnshire		\| birth_place = Aswarby, Lincolnshire
	\| disappeared_date = {{Disappeared date and age\|1803\|2\|5\|1771\|1\|30}} <!-- {{Disappeared date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->		\| disappeared_date = {{Disappeared date and age\|1803\|2\|5\|1771\|1\|30\|df=yes}} <!-- {{Disappeared date and age\|YYYY\|MM\|DD\|YYYY\|MM\|DD}} (disappeared date then birth date) -->
	\| disappeared_place = Last seen before leaving Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia		\| disappeared_place = Last seen before leaving Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia
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	== Career ==		== Career ==

	~~He left Dr Francis to go to~~ a ~~London hospital~~, ~~where~~ he ~~qualified~~ as a ~~naval~~ surgeon. In 1794, at the age of twenty-three, he was made surgeon aboard HMS Reliance, on ~~which~~ Matthew Flinders from Donington served as master's mate.		At the age of 18, he was accepted in London as a member of the [[Wikipedia:Company of Surgeons\|Company of Surgeons]], and in 1794 he joined the [[Wikipedia:Royal Navy\|Royal Navy]] as a surgeon. In 1794, at the age of twenty-three, he was made surgeon aboard HMS Reliance. Also on the voyage were [[Wikipedia:Matthew Flinders\|Matthew Flinders]] from Donington served as master's mate, [[Wikipedia:John Hunter (Royal Navy officer)\|John Hunter]], [[Wikipedia:Bennelong\|Bennelong]], and his surgeon's assistant [[Wikipedia:Martin Islet (New South Wales)#William Martin\|William Martin]].

	~~The ship sailed to~~ Port Jackson, a colony at Sydney Cove, where 3,000 convicts lived in dreadful conditions. Bass had brought a ~~tiny~~ boat, Tom Thumb, ~~from England,~~ and ~~with Flinders he~~ explored the ~~uninvestigated area and made sketches~~ of ~~the coastline~~.		He arrived in [[Wikipedia:Port Jackson\|Port Jackson]], a colony at Sydney Cove where 3,000 convicts lived in dreadful conditions, on HMS Reliance on 7 September 1795. Bass had brought with him on the Reliance a small boat with an 8-foot (2.4 m) keel and 5-foot (1.5 m) beam, which he called the Tom Thumb on account of its size. In October 1795 Bass and Flinders, accompanied by William Martin sailed the Tom Thumb out of Port Jackson to [[Wikipedia:Botany Bay\|Botany Bay]] and explored the Georges River further upstream than had been done previously by the colonists. Their reports on their return led to the settlement of Banks' Town.

	He attempted to cross the Blue Mountains as though he was about to scale Everest even though their nature is quite different, taking with him hooks and ropes and scaling irons. He too soon gave up, erecting a pile of rocks to mark the furthest point of his expedition and declaring "the impossibility of going beyond those extraordinary ramparts".		In March 1796 the same party embarked on a second voyage in a larger small boat, which they called the Tom Thumb II. During this trip they travelled as far down the coast as [[Wikipedia:Lake Illawarra\|Lake Illawarra]], which they called Tom Thumb Lagoon. They explored [[Wikipedia:Port Hacking\|Port Hacking]].

			Later that year Bass discovered good land near [[Wikipedia:Prospect Hill (New South Wales)\|Prospect Hill]], found lost cattle brought out with the [[Wikipedia:First Fleet\|First Fleet]]. He attempted to cross the [[Wikipedia:Blue Mountains (New South Wales)\|Blue Mountains]] as though he was about to scale Everest even though their nature is quite different, taking with him hooks and ropes and scaling irons. He too soon gave up, erecting a pile of rocks to mark the furthest point of his expedition and declaring "the impossibility of going beyond those extraordinary ramparts".

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	On the 3rd December 1797 he set sail in a twenty-eight-foot whaleboat, and by sailing round Wilson's Point, the southernmost extremity of Australia, he eventually proved that there was indeed a channel between Australia and Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.		On the 3rd December 1797 he set sail in a twenty-eight-foot whaleboat, and by sailing round Wilson's Point, the southernmost extremity of Australia, he eventually proved that there was indeed a channel between Australia and Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania. This channel became known as the Bass Strait, and his name is also commemorated by Mount Bass, the Bass River, and Bass Town.

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bass-george-1748 Australian Dictionary of Biography]		*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bass-george-1748 George Bass] - Australian Dictionary of Biography
	*[[Wikipedia:George Bass\|Wikipedia]]		*[[Wikipedia:George Bass\|George Bass]] - Wikipedia
			*[https://oldbostonianstore.blogspot.com/search/label/George%20Bass George Bass] - Not the Tuck Shop - The Old Bostonian Book Store
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	'''George Bass''' (30 January 1771 – after 5 February 1803) was baptised in the church at Aswarby, five miles south of Sleaford, in February 1771.		'''George Bass''' (30 January 1771 – after 5 February 1803) was baptised in the church at Aswarby, five miles south of Sleaford, in February 1771.

	His mother was born at Frampton, and when his father – a tenant farmer – died when George was six, they moved to Boston. His uncle, a warden at St Botolph's, knew Joseph Banks of Revesby, the naturalist who sailed with Captain Cook on the Endeavour.		His mother Sarah (née Newman) was born at Frampton, and when his father – a tenant farmer – died when George was six, they moved to Boston. His uncle, a warden at St Botolph's, knew Joseph Banks of Revesby, the naturalist who sailed with Captain Cook on the Endeavour.

	Although his mother wanted him to become a doctor, and he was apprenticed at the age of sixteen to Dr Patrick Francis, surgeon and apothecary of Strait Bargate, George always longed to go to sea. While a pupil at [[Boston Grammar School]] he had read Captain Cook's ''Voyage round the World'' and other seafaring books, and his uncle's connection with Joseph Banks influenced him.		Although his mother wanted him to become a doctor, and he was apprenticed at the age of sixteen to Dr Patrick Francis, surgeon and apothecary of Strait Bargate, George always longed to go to sea. While a pupil at [[Boston Grammar School]] he had read Captain Cook's ''Voyage round the World'' and other seafaring books, and his uncle's connection with Joseph Banks influenced him.

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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==

			*(1802) David Collins - "An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2" - Published by T Cadell Jun and W Davies - ISBN 9781406827286 - [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12668/12668-h/12668-h.htm Project Gutenberg EBook]
	*(1952) Keith Macrae Bowden - "George Bass, 1771-1803: His discoveries, romantic life and tragic disappearance" - Published by Oxford University Press - ASIN B0000CIHJ1		*(1952) Keith Macrae Bowden - "George Bass, 1771-1803: His discoveries, romantic life and tragic disappearance" - Published by Oxford University Press - ASIN B0000CIHJ1
	*(1802) David Collins - "An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 2" - Published by T Cadell Jun and W Davies - ISBN 9781406827286 - [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12668/12668-h/12668-h.htm Project Gutenberg EBook]

	==External Links==		==External Links==