mˈæθjuː flˈɪndɚz, dʒˈɔːɹdʒ bˈeɪs ænd ɐ bˈɔɪ, wˈɪljəm mˈɑːɹtɪn hɐdbɪn ɛksplˈoːɹɪŋ ðə sˈaʊθkˈoʊst fɹʌm pˈoːɹt dʒˈæksən æz fˈɑːɹ æz lˈeɪk ɪlˈæwɔːɹə, ɪn ɐ smˈɔːl bˈoʊt nˈeɪmd tˈɑːm θˈʌm.
Matthew Flinders, George Bass and a boy, William Martin had been exploring the south-coast from Port Jackson as far as Lake Illawarra, in a small boat named Tom Thumb.