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Captain Peter Hedland (aka Headland) (? - 1881) was a 19th-century seafarer, explorer, pearling captain, and the master of the 16 ton cutter ''Mystery''. He is credited with having explored the harbour of current day Port Hedland, Western Australia and originally named it ''Mangrove Harbour''. Subsequently it was renamed Port Hedland, named in honour of the explorer. Captain Hedland was associated with the earliest settlement in the North and with the pearling industry == Life and voyages == It is often claimed that Captain Hedland was of Dutch origin but his living relatives in Western Australia say he was Swedish. In 1863, Captain Hedland discovered Butcher's inlet (named after the harbour master at Albany, later called Tien Tsin and then, Cossack).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wanowandthen.com/pilbara.html )〕 In April 1863, Captain Peter Hedland ran his ship, the ''Mystery'', aground in what now is known as Port Hedland, as he searched for a suitable location for a port for the Pilbara’s expanding pastoral industry〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.courthousegallery.com.au/cruiseship/A3%20folded%20Brochure-web.pdf )〕 As Master of the cutter ''Mystery'', a boat that he himself built, at Point Walter on the banks of the Swan River, Captain Hedland explored the coast of Australia while shipping cargo for the pastoralists from 1863 onwards. Though he did not actually discover Port Hedland (The town had already been discovered by Europeans in 1628.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.visitporthedland.com/port-hedland/about.html )〕 Records state that a number of Dutch vessels bound for Batavia sailed too far south and found the Australian coast instead.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wanowandthen.com/Port-Hedland.html )〕 In 1616 Dirk Hartog passed through the area and in 1628 the Vyanen, commanded by Gerrit Frederikssoon De Witt, ran aground just west of the present site of Port Hedland), he is credited to have explored and documented the port extensively during his voyages from 1863 onwards 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prospectorspatch.com.au/eshop/pages/Port-Hedland-%28W.A.%29.html )〕 Peter Hedland operated his small ship, named ''Mystery'', along the North West coast of Australia and made frequent journeys to Fremantle to collect supplies for the pastoralists. He is said to have been a vital lifeline for the early settlerson the north west coast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Hedland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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