Frederick Hasselborough
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Frederick Hasselborough | |
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| Born | 1780? |
| Died | 4 November, 1810 |
| Occupation | explorer |
| Known for | discovering Campbell and Macquarie Island |
Frederick Hasselborough, whose surname is also spelled Hasselburgh and Hasselburg, was an Australian sealer from Sydney who discovered Campbell (4 January 1810)[2] and Macquarie Islands (11 July 1810).[3][4]
On 4 November 1810, Hasselborough drowned in Perseverance Harbour when the jolly boat he was travelling in capsized in the wind. A woman and boy in the same boat were also killed while three men survived. Hasselborough's body was not recovered. [1]
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