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Outback Mike Survival and Adventure PodcastAuthor: Michael Atkinson
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Episode 31: James Morrill Shipwreck Survivor, Part 2 of 2.mp3
Episode 31
Thursday, 18 June, 2026
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 audiobook about my journey up the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout canoe to escape James predicament.Hard copy books containing James accountCaptive of Empire - Bruce Breslin (this is the one I mentioned that delves into the Aboriginal context and issues of the period)Mogoer Munya - John ElliotListen to the Castaway audiobook by Robert Macklin detailing the experience of Shipwrecked cabin boy Narcisse Pelletier Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
