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Portrait of Midshipman Edward Riou 1776

By
Daniel Gardner
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a5305002 / ML 1263]
(Mitchell Library)

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Gardner, Daniel

State Library of New South Wales

HMS Guardian

Wrecked en route to Australia, the Second Fleet storeship HMS Guardian left Britain carrying desperately needed stores for the infant settlement in New South Wales.

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Riou, Edward

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Naval captain who almost lost his ship the Guardian when it hit an iceberg off Table Bay.