A Sealing voyage to Bass Straits by the Schooner 'Brothers' in 1813

Abstract

It is a remarkable fact that, in spite of the many voyages from Sydney Cove, Hobart Town, and Port Dalrymple to procure sealskins and sea-elephant oil, the only sources of information as to the incidents of these expeditions have been short reports in colonial newspapers and in official communications from Sydney to the Home Government. An old log bound in kangaroo skin and kept in the well-known hand-writing' of Captain James Kelly,describes the proceedings of two voyages; first, that of the 'Brothers,' which is described hereafter, and secondly that of the 'Mary and Sally' to Macquarie Island to take sea-elephant oil and sealskins.