Matthew Flinders: Australia’s real-life Robinson Crusoe

Published May 26, 2021, 3:00 PM
When his ship was wrecked off the Australian coast in violent seas, Matthew Flinders channelled his fictional hero and helped 94 people survive three months on a desert island.

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