John Sen Inches Thomson
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John Sen Inches Thomson, was a Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain, inventor and author. In 1877, Inches Thomson and his crew were sailing on Bencleugh when she shipwrecked during a terrif
Margaret Anne Inches Thomson in 1900
Hope Park - family home of Margaret Inches where she and John lived.
'black box' forerunner invented by John Inches Thomson
The writing box of John Thomson
Macquarie Island
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Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It becam
John Sen Inches Thomson
…owner, captain, inventor and author. In 1877, Inches Thomson and his crew were sailing on Bencleugh when she shipwrecked during a terrific gale off Macquarie Island, Tasmania, Australia. After four months on the island the crew was rescued by Bencleugh's sister ship, Friendship. In 1912, Inches Thomson released a…
Penguins and remains of the wreck of The Gratitude, Nuggets Beach, Macquarie Island, 1911, Frank Hurley
Macquarie Island bluffs
A royal penguin rookery on Macquarie Island.
A Macquarie Island beach