What is recorded here
This gold commemorative plaque records: Capt Matthew Flinders, R.N. The Explorer Born on this site March 16th 1774
Captain Matthew Flinders was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first circumnavigation of Australia, confirming it as a continent and playing a crucial role in its mapping and exploration.
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Photo: Richard Croft on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0