Person

Shortland, John (1769 - 1810)

Born: 5 September 1769
Died: 21 January 1810
at sea
Occupation: Naval officer

Summary

John Shortland arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788 as master's mate in the Sirius. He returned to England in 1792 and came back to Australia with Governor Hunter in 1794, as first lieutenant in the Reliance. He discovered coal at Newcastle in 1797 and is commemorated by the Newcastle suburb of Shortland.

Published resources

Book Sections

McMartin, Arthur, 'Shortland, John (1769-1810), naval officer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 443-444. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shortland-john-2659. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2018147. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/93359275. Details
'Shortland, John (1769-1810)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-566926. Details

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