Published Resources Details: Book
- Title
- The Sea Horse and the Wanderer: Ben Boyd in Australia
- Imprint
- University of Melbourne Press, Carlton (Vic.), 1988
- Subject
- Gudalacanal; 1850s; maritime
- Description
Australian-based adventurer and entrepreneur Benjamin Boyd was murdered at Wanderer’s Bay on 15 October 1851 when he went ashore from his ship the Wanderer to shoot game. There were rumours in Australa that Boyd was still alive and HMS Herald and the Ober