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Founding of Australia, Sydney Cove, 1788

The Founding of Australia. By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788 / Original [oil] sketch [1937] by Algernon Talmage R.A.

The Founding of Australia. By Capt. Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, Jan. 26th 1788 / Original [oil] sketch [1937] by Algernon Talmage R.A.
(Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales)

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(The painting is displayed here by kind permission of the State Library of New South Wales.)

Last updated: 28th October 2009

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