HMS Fly (1831)
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HMS Fly was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was responsible for the exploration and charting of much of Australia's north-east coast and nearby islands. She was converted to a coal hulk in 1855
Fly off Sydney c.1842
During the 1840s, Fly surveyed Whitsunday Island, pictured here
Joseph Jukes
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Joseph Beete Jukes was a British geologist working in Newfoundland, Australia and Ireland. He was author of several geological manuals and served as a naturalist on the expeditions of HMS Fly. Corresp
HMS Fly (1831)
…of the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea, the Fly River was named after the ship. Embarked during her voyages of exploration were the geologist and naturalist Joseph Jukes and the naturalist John MacGillivray. Fly returned to the United Kingdom, arriving at Spithead on 19 June 1846 and proceeded to Plymouth to pay off…
Joseph Beete Jukes, circa 1860