In 1831, eleven convicts captured the Caledonia and kidnapped its Captain, and sailed to the South Pacific.
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SOURCES
‘Moreton Bay’. The Sydney Monitor, Saturday 18 February 1832, Page 4.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32076948?searchTerm=browning%20pirate
‘Piracy.’ The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 17 May 1832, Page 3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2206619?searchTerm=browning%20pirate
‘The Convict pirates of Moreton Bay – on the run in the South Pacific.’ Moreton Bay and More.
https://moretonbayandmore.home.blog/2019/05/05/the-pirate-convicts-of-moreton-bay-part-2/
‘Captain Browning’s Narrative’. Launceston Advertiser, Tuesday 26 June 1832, Page 8
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/84773485?searchTerm=browning
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Special thanks to Dr Heather Clarke & Sue Reed.
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