A small booklet, undated but appearing to date from the 1930s, documenting the many shipping disasters that have occurred on King Island in Bass Strait — among the worst of which is the Cataraqui, which claimed over 400 lives in 1845, Australia's worst civil maritime disaster.
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BOOK DETAILS
- Undated but appears to be 1930s
- Published by W.D.Keating
- Softcover stapled booklet
- 8-pages plus cover
- Illustrated with a few black/white photos and map
CONDITION
Used and old condition but generally good for its age. Cover discoloured around the edges. Staples rusted. Pages tanned.
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