Mosquito Fleet (South Australia)
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mosquito-fleet-south-australia-263-9265040
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Mosquito Fleet (South Australia)
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The Mosquito Fleet was the fleet of small ketches and schooners operating in the shallow coastal and gulf waters of South Australia, from the colony's establishment in 1836 until 1982. From the State's main port of Port Adelaide they supplied goods to many isolated regional settlements, returning with cargoes of agricultural products and minerals. They also played a role in lightering grain to load larger vessels offshore in deeper waters, the most famous example being to windjammers off Port Vi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_Fleet_(South_Australia)
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2019-11-12T21:13:45Z
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