Albert Ross HOVELL d: 5 May 1888 aged 55 master mariner, son of Captain Hovell who with HUME discovered the Murray River NSW Albert Hovell was the son of William Hovell who, with Hamilton HUME, explored the Murray River in NSW. Albert was a mariner engaged in 'blackbirding' - the practice of importing Pacific Islanders to work on cane plantations. It was a sensitive issue. Hovell fell foul of the regulators. He was sentenced to death by a Sydney court. The sentence was later commuted. He returned to sea and died in Cooktown sometime later of natural causes. Cooktown Cemetery

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Latitude -15.475438888888, Longitude 145.240188888888
Latitude -15° 28’ 32", Longitude 145° 14’ 25"