Sir Charles Hardy Islands
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Sir Charles Hardy Islands is in the reef of the same name adjacent to Pollard Channel & Blackwood Channel about 40 km east of Cape Grenville off Cape York Peninsula.
William D'Oyly being taken care of by a native named Oby. Illustration from The tragedy of the seas (1848).
Endeavour replica in Cooktown harbour
William Henry Norman
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William Henry Norman was a sea captain in Australia. As commander of HMVS Victoria, he engaged in the First Taranaki War in New Zealand and the search for explorers Burke and Wills.
Sir Charles Hardy Islands
…After loading 30 horses and forage, on 24 August 1861 they left Brisbane to sail for the Gulf in company with the HMCSS Victoria captained by Commander William Henry Norman. A hurricane struck near Raine Island and the Firefly grounded adjacent to Sir Charles Hardy's Islands. Rosanne Maloney (1 June 2026). "Thousands of…
Commander William Henry Norman, circa 1851