Leeuwin means ‘Lioness’. It was a Dutch Galleon of the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or ‘VOC (Dutch East India Company) a private company and economic superpower of its time. Leeuwin was bound for Batavia (Jakarta) the capital of the Dutch East Indies when it was blown off course and as a result, encountered and charted the South West coast of Australia. Thereafter it would be known as ‘T Landt Van de Leeuwin’ (The land of the Leeuwin) In this episode of Backyard Battlefields listen to the story of the Leeuwin and it’s Western Australian legacy. Available on Spotify, Audible and Apple Podcasts.
