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208: 24: 144: 327:, and, on 12 October 1848, Blackwood married Jemima Sarah Strode. On 22 March 1854, Blackwood died and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery. He is remembered as an important contributor to both hydrographic and cartographic knowledge of a great many locations. Many of the sailing directions and his findings are still apparent on present day charts. 451: 173:. He was appointed with the purpose of partaking in the initial hydrographic survey commissioned by the admiralty, which involved making explorations into and charting the waters of the Australian north-east coast. 136:, a ship which would take him to Australia on his first visit and in which he would travel to the north-east coast to gather hydrographic data. In 1838 Blackwood received a promotion to the rank of 537:
A Naval Biographical Dictionary : comprising the life and services of every living officer in Her Majesty's navy, from the rank of admiral of the fleet to that of lieutenant, inclusive
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Memoirs of hydrography, including brief biographies of the principal officers who have served in H.M. Naval Surveying Service between the years 1750 and 1885. Part 2. – 1830–1885
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and Blackwood surveyed and chartered several other areas. This included a length of 100 mi (160 km) of the south-east coast of
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town between the months of August and October, it was not until December 1842 that the survey began, after the ships arrived in Sydney.
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and his third wife, Harriet nÊe Gore, Blackwood entered the navy at age twelve. He was commissioned 8 Aug 1828 and joined
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in 1844 with the purpose of allowing surer and safer travel through the Great Barrier Reef and marking the best passage.
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in Victoria was named after Captain Francis Price Blackwood. Gold was discovered in Blackwood in 1854.
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took a short voyage to Surabaya, but returned in April 1845 to chart a shipping route between
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and named it after his ship. He also explored in the waters near Singapore during this time.
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returned to Sydney and then, with Blackwood aboard, sailed for England in December 1845.
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Whitsunday Island. Blackwood voyaged past here and charted the area while aboard the
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Raine Island on the Great Barrier Reef, with the beacon erected by Blackwood in 1844
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Equipped with a wealth of costly instruments and housing two scientists (
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who while posted at several different locations during his time in the
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It was in 1833 that Blackwood was appointed to be in command of
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Directions for the Outer Passage from Sydney to Torres Strait
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Three years later, Blackwood was selected to command the
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European and American voyages of scientific exploration
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A year after returning to England, Blackwood entered
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British
naval officer
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Henry Blackwood
HMS Ariadne
Frederick Marryat
HMS Alligator
Charles Yorke
HMS Hyacinth
captain

sloop
HMS Fly
Joseph Jukes
John MacGillivray
zoologist
Falmouth, Cornwall
Hobart

Sandy Cape
Whitsunday Island
Swain Reefs
Capricorn and Bunker Group
Great Barrier Reef
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