In this the second episode in our mini-series exploring the maritime history of Australia we hear all about the Duyfken - the small dutch ship which, in 1606, is credited as being the first vessel on board of which a European crew first sighted the Australian mainland. To find out more about this ship and this crucial moment in time in global history, and also about the replica of the Duyfken that was built in Fremantle in 1999, Dr Sam Willis spoke with Graeme Cocks, a founding member of the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation, and subsequently its Project Director, Graham was responsible for the launch and final fit out of the replica and also for the history-making Chevron 2000 Duyfken Expedition to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland, as well as the VOC 2002 Duyfken Voyage from Sydney to Indonesia and The Netherlands. This was the longest age of discovery replica ship voyage ever completed. Graham is the author of a book to be released later this year titled Through Darkest Seas which documents the building of the Duyfken replica and tells the story of the ship’s voyages through Indonesia and around the world.
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