On passage from England to Australia, the Hibernia caught fire in the South Atlantic, her survivors rescued weeks later by the convict transport, Lotus, bound for Van Diemen's Land. This is the story of those on board the Hibernia, their experience in open boats mid atlantic before rescue and then subsequently what happened to them when landed in Hobart.
Published: 2019
Format: Softcover
Pages: 96
Illustrations: B&W
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