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1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail Feasibility Study Report Sunshine Coast Council May 2019 Converge Heritage + Community Contact details are: Simon Gall Converge Heritage + Community ABN:71 366 535 889 PO Box 1974 Pialba QLD Tel: (07) 07 4124 1938 Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2019 Document Verification Project SUNSHINE COAST 1799 Interpretative Heritage Feasibility Study Project Number 19065C Document Title 1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail File Location Shared Data/19065 Matthew Flinders Walking Trail/1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail Feasibility Study_FINAL_15052019.docx Client Sunshine Coast Council Version history Revision Date Nature of revision Prepared by Authorised by 0 15/03/19 Draft report CB SG 1 15/05/19 Final report with recommendations CB SG 2 1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail | i Executive Summary Sunshine Coast Council (Council) is exploring the possibility and practicality of creating a heritage interpretation trail between Pumicestone Passage and the Glass House Mountains on the Sunshine Coast with the primary intention to “follow in the footsteps” of Matthew Flinders and his support party, who explored the area in 1799. The purpose of this Project is to research and report on the trail followed by Matthew Flinders and his support party to determine if an alignment can be mapped corresponding to the approximate route taken by the party. Council has noted that the primary aim of the project is to provide enough information to Council Officers to enable them to make an informed decision on the viability of the project. Specifically, the report should assist Council Officers to have information to decide if it is justified for subsequent funding and effort to be expended on further planning, design, construction and ongoing operation of a heritage trail in this location. This report is a final report setting out research results addressing a specific list of questions provided by Council. Conclusions • There is a good amount of primary and secondary material regarding Flinders' exploration of Moreton Bay, including his inland expedition to Mount Beerburrum and Mount Tibrogargan. • We know a reasonable amount about Bungaree, but virtually nothing about the remainder of the crew. • Flinders did not survey the inland route, so it is not possible to reconstruct it accurately. • However, his descriptions of landmarks, general directions and other related information allows us to determine his likely path, including the point at which he landed in the Pumicestone Passage. • For example, we know with a good degree of certainty that the inland expedition began around Donnybrook; that the party encountered Glass House Creek; and then turned inland, heading first towards Mount Tibrogargan before changing course and reaching Mount Beerburrum. • Our ability to determine the path is further enhanced by several instances of thematic mapping, especially hydrography, geology and contours. • The information Flinders provided in his report to the Governor, John Hunter, also provides descriptions of his and his party's interaction with the Kabi Kabi People and the flora and fauna of the area. However, Flinders encountered no people and very few animals on his inland trek - the interactions were on Bribie Island and in the Pumicestone Passage more generally. • Flinders noted some key landmarks, principally creeks, estuaries and the Glasshouse Mountains. However, his walk to Beerburrum and Tibrogargan was largely uneventful and Flinders did not add much to his earlier observations in the Pumicestone Passage or Moreton Bay more generally. • Approximately 1/3 to 1/2 of the trail is in Moreton Bay Regional Council local government area. • There are some Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural heritage features in proximity to the trail that may complement it. There is certainly enough material and evidence to warrant continued investigation of a trail. 1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail | ii Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................5 1.1 Background ...............................................................................................................................5 1.2 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................5 1.3 Methodology ............................................................................................................................5 1.4 Personnel ..................................................................................................................................6 1.5 Timing .......................................................................................................................................6 2 Context .....................................................................................................................................7 2.1 Matthew Flinders ......................................................................................................................7 2.2 Governor John Hunter...............................................................................................................8 2.3 Bungaree .................................................................................................................................. 9 2.4 The Norfolk ............................................................................................................................. 10 2.5 The Voyage ............................................................................................................................. 10 3 Sources ................................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Flinders in Moreton Bay .......................................................................................................... 12 3.1.1 Primary Sources ........................................................................................................... 12 3.1.2 Secondary Sources ....................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Specific Recorded Events and Observations ............................................................................ 13 3.3 Identified Landmarks .............................................................................................................. 14 3.4 Evidence of the Physical Path .................................................................................................. 14 3.5 Interaction with the Kabi Kabi People...................................................................................... 19 3.6 The Other Members of the Party............................................................................................. 20 4 Maps ...................................................................................................................................... 21 4.1 The Trail Map .......................................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Proportion of the Trail in Sunshine Coast Council area ............................................................ 22 4.3 Geological, Land Types and Landscape .................................................................................... 22 4.4 Cultural Features..................................................................................................................... 22 4.4.1 Indigenous ................................................................................................................... 22 4.4.2 Non-Indigenous............................................................................................................ 23 5 Conclusions..................................... ....................................................................................... 31 5.1 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 31 References Cited .............................................................................................................................. 32 Appendix 1 - Flinders' Report in Collin's Account of the English Colony ........................................... 33 1799 Interpretative Heritage Trail | iii List of Figures Figure 1: Toussaint Antoine DE CHAZAL DE Chamerel - Portrait of Captain Matthew Flinders, RN, 1774- 1814 (Google Art Project). ..................................................................................................................7 Figure 2: Captain John Hunter, Governor of New South Wales, 1801, engraved by Ridley, published by Bunny and Gold, Shoe Lane, State Library of New South Wales. ..........................................................8 Figure 3: Augustus Earle - Bungaree A Native Chief of N.S. Wales - Google Art Project. ..................... ..9 Figure 4: Replica of the Norfolk, near Redcliff for the 215th anniversary of Flinders' exploration of Moreton Bay (https://www.redcliffeguide.com.au/news/261-matthew-flinders-in-redcliffe). .......... 10 Figure 5: Flinders, Bungaree and the two sailors rowing towards the Glasshouse Mountains on the Friday morning (By nautical artist Don Braben (https://peterlud.wordpress.com/2018/01/27/ reminders-of-peoples-past-00-matthew-flinders/). .. 11 Figure 6: Flinders' survey of Moreton Bay (1814). The red circle indicates the general area of the trail.