Outback Mike Survival and Adventure Podcast

Episode 30: 1846 Shipwreck Survivors Account - James Morrill, Part 1 of 2

1 h 38 min · 29. maj 2026
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Shipwreck survivor James Morrill washed up on the Far North QLD coast in 1846, living with Aboriginal people for 17 years before re-assimilating into European society. In this episode I read out James' book about his experience, published in 1864, and compare it to my own in 2021, where I tried to escape his predicament in a homemade dugout canoe. Listen to Modern-Day Castaway [https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Modern-Day-Castaway-Audiobook/B0CBSXJC65?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], my self-read audiobook about my journey up the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout canoe to escape James predicament. Hard copy books containing James account Captive of Empire [https://www.amazon.com/James-Morrill-Captive-of-Empire/dp/1925588262] - Bruce Breslin (this is the one I mentioned that also delves into the Aboriginal context and issues of the period) Mogoer Munya [https://marywhobookshop.com.au/p/mogoer-munya-man-from-the-clouds] - John Elliot ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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Shipwreck survivor James Morrill washed up on the Far North QLD coast in 1846, living with Aboriginal people for 17 years before re-assimilating into European society. In this second episode of reading James' book about his experience, published in 1864, James outlines his observations of pre-European Aboriginal life, what they ate, language, how they dealt with the dead, spiritual beliefs and his appeal for land to be set aside for them. I continue to add my experience living off the land trying to escape his predicament in a homemade dugout canoe. Listen to my Modern-Day Castaway [https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Modern-Day-Castaway-Audiobook/B0CBSXJC65?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp] audiobook about my journey up the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout canoe to escape James predicament. Hard copy books containing James account Captive of Empire [https://www.amazon.com/James-Morrill-Captive-of-Empire/dp/1925588262] - Bruce Breslin (this is the one I mentioned that delves into the Aboriginal context and issues of the period) Mogoer Munya [https://marywhobookshop.com.au/p/mogoer-munya-man-from-the-clouds] - John Elliot Listen to the Castaway [https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Castaway-Audiobook/0733643116] audiobook by Robert Macklin detailing the experience of Shipwrecked cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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episode Episode 30: 1846 Shipwreck Survivors Account - James Morrill, Part 1 of 2 artwork

Episode 30: 1846 Shipwreck Survivors Account - James Morrill, Part 1 of 2

Shipwreck survivor James Morrill washed up on the Far North QLD coast in 1846, living with Aboriginal people for 17 years before re-assimilating into European society. In this episode I read out James' book about his experience, published in 1864, and compare it to my own in 2021, where I tried to escape his predicament in a homemade dugout canoe. Listen to Modern-Day Castaway [https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Modern-Day-Castaway-Audiobook/B0CBSXJC65?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], my self-read audiobook about my journey up the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout canoe to escape James predicament. Hard copy books containing James account Captive of Empire [https://www.amazon.com/James-Morrill-Captive-of-Empire/dp/1925588262] - Bruce Breslin (this is the one I mentioned that also delves into the Aboriginal context and issues of the period) Mogoer Munya [https://marywhobookshop.com.au/p/mogoer-munya-man-from-the-clouds] - John Elliot ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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