Port Dalrymple 1798 - Bass, Flinders and Trim the cat

Eddie Freeman loves to illustrate Tasmanian history with his chainsaw carvings. Here he tells the story of how navigator Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) and surgeon George Bass (1771-1803) were the first to circumnavigate Tasmania, and discover Port Dalrymple at the entrance to the Tamar River in 1798.

Both Bass and Flinders had very short lives. Bass' ship Venus went missing on route from Sydney to Tahiti in 1803 and was never seen again. Flinders arrived home in London after many adventures, including a time imprisoned by the French in Mauritius after the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars. He died in London of kidney disease.

That's two different views of Bass on the left and in the centre of Freeman's sculpture. And on the right is Matthew Flinders with his beloved cat, Trim. Trim is one of those rare cats who has entered the Australian history books. He was also the subject of a novel by Bryce Courtney, Matthew Flinders' Cat (2002).

Trim sailed with Flinders on his voyages around Australia, even surviving a shipwreck in 1803. Later the same year, when Flinders was detained by the French in Mauritius, Trim went missing, never to be seen again. Flinders never forgot his feline friend and wrote a memorial which can be found inscribed on a statue at the Mitchell Library in Sydney.

"TO THE MEMORY OF TRIM
The best and most illustrious of his race
The most affectionate of friends,
faithful of servants,
and best of creatures
He made the tour of the globe, and a voyage to Australia,
which he circumnavigated, and was ever the
delight and pleasure of his fellow voyagers
Written by Matthew Flinders in memory of his cat."

And all cat lovers shed a tear....

www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-10/history-of-trim-matthew-fl...

Taken in: Australia / Tasmania / George Town (show map)

Taken on: November 11, 2023

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