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John Erskine (Royal Navy officer)

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after he had experienced naval anti-slavery operations in the West Indies and seen the impact of European penetration into the Pacific Ocean.
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in 1829. He served in the Mediterranean and was promoted to captain on 28 June 1839. He was the
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Journal of Cruise among the Islands of the Western Pacific in H.M.'s ship
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on the Australian station. Between 25 June and 7 October 1849, he toured
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after touring the Australian goldfields in 1850. Erskine commanded
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and other islands and published his account of the expeditions in
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Australian Dictionary of Biography – Erskine, John Elphinstone
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Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870
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A short account of the Gold Discoveries in Australia
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John Elphinstone Erskine
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Royal Navy
Admiral
HMS Orion
Crimean War
Admiral
Royal Navy
Liberal
House of Commons
Clan Erskine
Stirling
John Erskine
Royal Naval College, Portsmouth
Royal Navy
HMS Arachne
Jamaica station
flag captain
Sir Charles Adam
HMS Havannah
Samoa
Tonga
Niue
Fiji
New Hebrides
Loyalty Islands
New Caledonia
Solomon Islands

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