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  George Bass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School.
In the course of this voyage Bass found and explored the estuary of the Derwent River, where the city of Hobart would be founded, on the strength of his report, in 1803.
Bass was the owner-manager and set sail in early 1801.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Bass   (1313 words)

  
 George Bass
Bass was born in England and arrived in Sydney in 1795.
Bass who was 24 was a surgeon and Flinders who was only 21 was a sailor.
Bass suspected that there must be a strait of water separating the mainland from Tasmania (then called Van Diemen's land).
www.davidreilly.com /australian_explorers/bass/bass.htm   (425 words)

  
 Dictionary of Australian Biography Ba
She arrived at Port Jackson on 28 August 1801, and in November Bass contracted with the acting-governor, Philip Gidley King (q.v.), to obtain pork from the Society Islands for the use of the colony.
Bass is occasionally referred to in King's dispatches of this period, and writing in December 1804 he says that he had "been in constant expectation of hearing from thence (Otaheite) by Mr Bass to whom, there is no doubt, some accident has occurred".
Bass was a tall, handsome man of great courage and resourcefulness, eminently qualified to undertake the remarkable work he carried out, a man "whose ardour for discovery was not to be repressed by any obstacle or deterred by danger".
gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogBa.html   (20171 words)

  
 George Collichio
George uses his influences of Latin and traditional jazz, classical, finger-pick style, blues and rock to weave a sonic tapestry that is timeless and at the same time still very accessible for the listener.
George, in addition to holding a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York, has also studied music theory at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music and is a well-known and respected guitarist from Rochester, NY.
George Collichio, in addition to holding a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York, has also studied music theory at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music and is a well-known and respected guitarist in the New York area.
www.georgecollichio.com /press.php   (1087 words)

  
 George Elliott, Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George also performs locally at private affairs displaying his unique style of chordal arrangements for solo bass.
George graduated from Duquesne University with a BM in performance and is currently working on his master's degree.
George performed his own arrangement of "Michelle" by the Beatles and Jeff Berlin's arrangement of "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton.
www.georgeelliottbass.com   (185 words)

  
 Bass George - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Bass, George (1771-1803), British naval surgeon and explorer, born in Aswarby, Lincolnshire.
Bass (fish), common name for many food fishes, but not corresponding to any particular scientific classification.
Bass (voice) (Latin, basis, “base, foot, pedestal”; influenced by French basse and Italian basso), deepest, or lowest, male singing voice.
au.encarta.msn.com /Bass_George.html   (172 words)

  
 The Official George Bellas Website
George began practicing and studying really hard at first, to the point of which his fingers began bleeding.
George had an attraction towards Classical counterpoint and odd rhythms very early on and are now a unique signature of his style.
George also composed music for the 2nd John West CD entitled "PERMANENT MARK" which was released in the 2nd quarter of 1998.
www.georgebellas.com /MainSite/Pages/About.html   (1032 words)

  
 Bass Player - George Porter Jr.
Bass Player magazine is your source for acoustic and electric bass guitar tabs, chords and free online bass guitar lessons, tutorials and videos for both beginner and professional.
1 is the type of groove George plays "for a Mardi Gras- or Bo Diddly-type feeling." Placing his right thumb underneath the E string between his Fender Precision's pickup and neck, George pulls outward and releases the string, making it slap against the fingerboard.
George applies the deep vibrato in bars 3 through 6 by bending and releasing the strings rather than by pulling on them laterally with his left hand.
www.bassplayer.com /story.asp?storyCode=4016   (646 words)

  
 Johns Hopkins Magazine -- April 1997
Bass doesn't want to compromise the future of the INA or its grad students by a careless remark that offends the Turks, the Greeks, or anyone else.
Bass and others in his crew spent time in the chamber with the victim, trying to be of some help or solace.
Bass can't be certain of the ship's nationality, at least not yet, but he believes the strongest evidence is that, like the Gelidonya wreck, it's of Near Eastern, not Mycenaean, origin.
www.jhu.edu /~jhumag/0497web/bass.html   (4360 words)

  
 George Perry World Record Largemouth Bass
Ever since the Georgia bass was landed on June 2, 1932, and later certified by Field and Stream magazine as the reigning world record, no photograph had been found to document the feat.
Although Perry's record still stands, an even larger bass was caught in April in California, but the angler opted not to submit the fish as a new record because it was foul-hooked, contrary to state law.
The mammoth bass must have been quite a sight as it sloshed toward the homemade boat Perry and his companion paddled among the cypress and tupelo trees that dotted the dark, tannin-stained water.
www.mrlurebox.com /GeorgePerryBass.htm   (3190 words)

  
 The Collegian Online: George bass: father of underwater archaeology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Bass, one of the pioneers in underwater archeology, spoke at the University of Tulsa last Friday.
Bass is known for his excavation of numerous shipwrecks dating from the Bronze Age up through the 11th century A.D. “Try to imagine a world without watercraft,” Bass said.
To prepare for his trip, Bass said he enrolled in a six week diving course at the YMCA, and was soon on his way to the shipwreck, located of the coast of Turkey.
www.utulsa.edu /collegian/article.asp?article=1674   (685 words)

  
 Bass and Flinders
He was the Midshipman, or the master's mate, on the HMS Reliance where he met George Bass.
Bass and Flinders shared an interest in exploring and, after arriving in Sydney in 1795, they set out to explore the coast south of the settlement sailing in a 2.5 metre long rowing boat called Tom Thumb.
Because of voyages they had made separately both Bass and Flinders were sure that a body of water separated Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania) and the Australian mainland.
www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/bassflind.htm   (491 words)

  
 Matthew Flinders
He met George Bass, a ship's doctor, when they were both sailing to Australia on the Reliance.
Bass and Flinders convinced Governor Hunter that another expedition should be set up with a bigger boat and more men.
In 1798, Bass and Flinders sailed the Norfolk through Bass Strait and round Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania), proving that it was an island.
www.davidreilly.com /australian_explorers/flinders/flinders.htm   (448 words)

  
 George Bass (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Bass Dr George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771-1803), was born at Aswarby, Lincolnshire.
His belief that a strait separated the mainland fron Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) was backed up by his astute observation of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at Wilson's Promontory.
Bass returned to England in 1799, and married Elizabeth Waterhouse.
george-bass.kiwiki.homeip.net.cob-web.org:8888   (464 words)

  
 George Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Bass was born in Aswarby, Lincolnshire in England in1771.
In 1789 Bass joined the Company of Surgeons, and in 1795, he travelled to Port Jackson in Sydney Harbour, Australia on a vessel called the Reliance.
Although he was not sure that the strait connected with the Pacific and Indian oceans, his belief that a strait separated Tasmania was backed up by the noticing of the rapid tide and the long south-western swell at Wilson's Promontory.
australianexplorers.tripod.com /bass.htm   (200 words)

  
 Bass and Flinders
Bass joined the Royal Navy as a surgeon's mate, when he was eighteen.
In 1797, Bass was then given command of a whaleboat with a crew of six to explore the coastline south of Sydney.
Bass later spent a few years in trading ventures to the New South Wales colony, around the Pacific Islands and to South America.
etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /pgaus/pages/bass-flinders.html   (445 words)

  
 Texas A&M University Nautical Archaeology Program- Faculty; George Bass
GEORGE F. Dr. Bass, professor emeritus, held the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Chair in Nautical Archaeology.
Bass' academic duties include teaching a variety of courses in nautical and classical archaeology.
George F. Bass was the first person to excavate an ancient shipwreck in its entirety on the sea bed.
nautarch.tamu.edu /academic/FACULTY/GBass.htm   (233 words)

  
 George London Foundation
The George London Foundation for Singers is a non-profit organization which has been giving awards for over thirty-five years to outstanding young professional opera singers during their early careers, often a financially difficult time.
The goal of the London Foundation, the support and nurturing of young singers, was an abiding interest of the great American bass-baritone George London, who devoted a great part of the time and energy of his later years to this purpose.
The George London Foundation for Singers is a registered not-for-profit corporation supported by tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
www.georgelondon.org   (365 words)

  
 George Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dr George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771-1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School.
In 1798, this theory was confirmed when Bass an Flinders, in the sloop Norfolk, circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land.
Bass was an enthusiatic naturalist and botanist, and he forwarded some his botanical discoveries to Sir Joseph Banks in London.
www.grandpapencil.com /austral/bass.htm   (432 words)

  
 Bass George - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bass George - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Bass Strait, channel connecting the Tasman Sea on the east with the Indian Ocean on the west, and separating Tasmania on the south from Australia on...
Even with sustained British efforts, Australia’s coasts were not fully explored until the 19th century.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Bass_George.html   (113 words)

  
 George Bass - pg 1 - Biographies - Matthew Flinders Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
George Bass was born in 1771 and grew up in Boston, Lincolnshire, where he attended the local grammar school.
At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to a local surgeon and apothecary.
On board were some of the men with whom Bass was to have a close association - John Hunter, Matthew Flinders and Henry Waterhouse.
www.sl.nsw.gov.au /flinders/biographies/bass1.html   (122 words)

  
 Texas Monthly September 2000: Science • George F. Bass
At the age of 67, on the verge of retirement, Bass has never been busier, but he promises to squeeze in a talk with me a little later in the week.
Bass is now ready to pass his flippers on to a younger expedition leader, and in December he'll retire from Texas A&M after almost a quarter century of teaching there.
Bass has his heart set on another first: a research ship for the humanities.
www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/2000-09-01/feature20.php   (1014 words)

  
 Bass fishing pictures by George Barnett
George Barnett produces some of the best bass fishing pictures available in todays competitive marketplace.
His pictures of jumping bass are some of the top photos in the country and have appeared on numerous national magazine covers such as Outdoor Life, Bassmaster, North American Fishing and Southern Sporting Journal to name a few.
George Barnett's bass fishing pictures are shot under a variety of conditions and detail a number of different fishing techniques and fishing lures used to catch the different species of bass across North America.
www.georgebarnettphoto.com /bass-fishing-pictures.html   (171 words)

  
 Underwater Archaeologist George Bass Honored By Peers
Bass has not only played the role of explorer, but also of innovator, helping develop tools that ensure the safety of divers while maximizing their efficiency.
Bass, who was asked to comment at the end of the praise-filled colloquium, humbly said, “I’ve had a very lucky career.” He also noted that coming to Texas A&M was the best thing to ever happen to the field of nautical archaeology.
Bass holds the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Chair in Nautical Archaeology and the George O. Yamini Family Chair in Liberal Arts.
www.tamu.edu /univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/02/111902-12.html   (362 words)

  
 Re: George Bass
George Washington Bass,brn Ky.1852 and died 1908 in Barton Co. Mo.
George T. Bass, brn 1874 in Barton Co. Mo.--no further info at this time.
George Tommy Bass,brn 1888 in Dunklin Co. Mo.
genforum.genealogy.com /bass/messages/3058.html   (57 words)

  
 George Bass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bass' journal of the circumnavigation of Tasmania appears in
Having completed two successful voyages with Matthew Flinders George Bass, former ship's surgeon, was given command of an open whaleboat and a crew of six to explore the coast of New South Wales south of Sydney.
Bass subsequently became engaged in trade and disappeared without trace on a voyage to South America.
gutenberg.net.au /pages/bass.html   (182 words)

  
 Lake George, Lake Champlain bass fishing at Brookwood RV Resort
Lake George and Lake Champlain offer championship fishing and our area boasts of many bass tournaments throughout the season.
George and Hague boat ramp is only a few minutes south on route 9N and a good place to launch your fishing boat.
RV Resort welcomes bass fishermen and offers large spacious sites and plenty of room to park your boat and trailer.
www.brookwoodrvresort.com /bass_fishing.htm   (369 words)

  
 Music George - Electric Bass Guitar
The electric bass guitar is my second instrument.
I started playing it at the age of 18, not long after I graduated from high school.
Although I don’t sing, I do play several instruments including bass, keyboards, drums and the trombone.
www.musicgeorge.com /music_george.asp?category=2   (66 words)

  
 George Bass Motor Inn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The George Bass Motor Inn, a 40-room 3.5-star motel, in Lakes Entrance, on the Gippsland coast offers ETU members a discount of 10% on all off-peak accommodation.
The motel offers a salt-water swimming pool, cocktail bar, fully licensed restaurant (guests are absolutely raving about the food being presented by our new young chef), in-house videos, children's playground, BBQ facilities and guest laundry.
The George Bass is also happy to host conferences, training / information sessions and the like, and offer a range of all-inclusive meals and accommodation packages for groups of 10 or more (eg $69 per person for off-peak twin-share accommodation, including full cooked buffet breakfast and three-course evening meal).
www.etu.asn.au /members/georgebass.html   (311 words)

  
 Bass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bass (musical term), describes tones of low frequency or range
The tuba, which is often called "the bass" in the context of brass instruments
Bass (vocal range), a male singer who sings in the lowest vocal range
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bass   (304 words)

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