Last week we explored numeracy in the new colony. Did you know that Kangaroo Island is the third largest island off the main coast of Australia, is 155 kilometres long and up to 55 kilometres wide, covering an area of 4,500 square kilometres!
Eight of our nine vessels have reached the shores of South Australia, and we are starting to read correlations between the journals, with many making reference to Kangaroo Island. This week, both Woodforde and Gouger refer to two men who have disappeared on the island. No one knows exactly the reasons behind their disappearance; some say it involved a disagreement while others put it down to exhaustion. At present we do not know the fate of these men. This week we explore Kangaroo Island, its history prior to 1836 and find out why it was such a significant place for our early English migrants.
