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Lieutenant GW Gubbins aboard the survey vessel HMS Penguin, Brisbane, August 1894

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[Hume Family Collection, UQFL10, Album 11, Page 21]

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Early Hydrographers of Sydney

Surveying the depths of Sydney Harbour was essential for safe navigation and effective transport. From 1788 until the formation of the Sydney Harbour Trust in 1901, the depths of the Harbour were charted by officers of the Royal Navy, with some help from French explorers.

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Gubbins, GW

Naval officer who conducted surveys along eastern Australia and into the Pacific.

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