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      • Kelly was first apprenticed as a seaman in 1804 and sailed in vessels engaged in the sealing and sandalwood trades as well as making a voyage to India. In 1812, he was chief officer of the full-rigged ship Campbell Macquarie on a sealing voyage when the ship was wrecked on Macquarie Island.
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      James Kelly (Australian explorer) - Wikipedia

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  3. tasmaniangeographic.com › james-kelly-the-fatherJames Kelly – The Father and Founder of Whaling

    James Kelly would be known as the ‘father and founder’ of whaling in Van Diemen’s Land, with his official duties on the Derwent River including pilot and harbourmaster. He also inaugurated the Derwent Whaling Club, and developed agricultural interests on Bruny Island.

  4. www.utas.edu.au › library › companion_to_tasmanianJames Kelly - University of Tasmania

    James Kelly (1791–1859), mariner, explorer, sealer, whaler, harbourmaster and entrepreneur, was born at Parramatta. He began his apprenticeship in 1804 and was probably the first Australian-born white to become a master mariner.

  5. adb.anu.edu.au › biography › kelly-james-2291Biography - James Kelly - Australian Dictionary of Biography

    online in 2006. James Kelly (1791-1859), sealer, pilot and harbourmaster, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, according to the inscription on the Kelly family tomb in St David's Park, Hobart.

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  6. www.ourtasmania.com.au › exploration-kellyJames Kelly: History of Tasmania

    Exploration: James Kelly . Captain Kelly (1791 1859) was a dominant figure in seafaring and port activities during the formative years of Hobart. He made his living from whaling and sealing.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Kelly_(AustralianJames Kelly (Australian explorer) - Wikipedia

    James Kelly (1791–1859) was an Australian mariner, explorer and port official. Life. James Kelly was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, New South Wales. He was probably the son of James Kelly, a cook in the convict transport Queen, and Catherine Devereaux, a convict transported for life from Dublin in the same ship.

  8. www.utas.edu.au › tasmanian-companion › biogsKelly, James - Biographical entry - Companion to Tasmanian ...

    Entrepreneur, Mariner and Sealer. James Kelly, mariner, explorer, sealer, whaler, harbourmaster and entrepreneur, was born at Parramatta. He began his apprenticeship in 1804 and was probably the first Australian-born white to become a master mariner.

  9. peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au › kelly-james-2291Life Summary - James Kelly - People Australia

    James Kelly: Born: 24 December, 1791 Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 20 April, 1859 (aged 67) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Cultural Heritage: English; Irish