Final 'voyage' for Matthew Flinders

By Emily Beament, Pa Heritage Correspondent
Updated October 17 2019 - 10:33am, first published 10:28am
The remains of Matthew Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia, will be reburied.
The remains of Matthew Flinders, who led the first circumnavigation of Australia, will be reburied.

The 'last voyage' of Royal Navy explorer Matthew Flinders, who is credited with giving Australia its name, will see his remains returned to the English village where he was born, it has been announced.

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