The ''Investigator'' () is a quarterly magazine published by the Geelong Historical Society in March, June, September and December each year. The journal is named for the ship of explorer Matthew Flinders, who was the first to set inside

Port Phillip Bay Port Phillip ( Kulin: ''Narm-Narm'') or Port Phillip Bay is a horsehead-shaped enclosed bay on the central coast of southern Victoria, Australia. The bay opens into the Bass Strait via a short, narrow channel known as The Rip, and is compl ...

and see the site of the future town of Geelong.Essay: Flinders and the voyage of the Investigator 1801–1803
The Flinders papers There is a cumulative index for 1965 - 1984 and an updated digitised index on CD from 1965 up to 2009. Issued from Vol. 1 no. 1: (Sep 1965) to date. The ''Investigator'' includes articles on general history of Geelong and District, but also specialist research and history from a number of expert contributors including Norm Houghton an authority on timber tramways and sawmills of the district, and former engineer, the late Peter F. B. Alsop.''Geelong Advertiser'' tributes - Peter Alsop
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