This page of contents is in chronological order and lists pages currently available and those proposed and under construction. For a full index of completed pages visit the alphabetical index.
William Dampier
A Trip to the World’s End
The South Seas
Boscawen’s Frolick – Captain Cook’s early life
Omai, or, With Captain Cook Around The World, a pantomime, 1785
A Trip to Tahiti, 1787
Scotch Reel
Irish Jig
Australia’s first piano
………Foote’s Minuet
Loss of HMS Guardian, a pantomime 1789
Governor Phillip meets Jane Austen
The Death of Captain Cook, a grand serious pantomimic ballet, 1789
Regimental music
Love in Botany Bay, the favourite grand ballet, London 1789
Matthew Flinders and the Glorious First of June
including:
1 Music, dance, history
2 The Glorious First of June in popular culture
3 Dances entitled ‘The Glorious First of June’
4 A life of exploration
5 Matthew Flinders and the flute
Port Jackson, a dance from 1796
Captain Cook’s Country Dance, 1797
Governor Hunter’s Minuet, 1800
The Silly Old Man Governor Bligh and the Rum Rebellion
Captain Woodriff and the Wheatstone Manual, 1808
Mrs Macquarie’s Cello
………The Flowers of Edinburgh
Francis Girard, dancing master, convict
Macarthur’s Jig
Philosophy, fashion, and the art of dance
Basic Steps
Steps for the accomplished dancer
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Acknowledgement of Country.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the Country on which we live and work, and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge the impact colonialism has had on Aboriginal Country and Aboriginal peoples and that this impact continues to be felt today.
