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... ship through the bay of foam and over the sand bar . Alec the Swede , who was returning to the new rush , was an experienced sailor and he knew the treacherous entrance ; with a young member of the crew he agreed to be lashed to the ...
... ship through the bay of foam and over the sand bar . Alec the Swede , who was returning to the new rush , was an experienced sailor and he knew the treacherous entrance ; with a young member of the crew he agreed to be lashed to the ...
Page 113
... ship of 2027 tons , 310 feet long , drawing barely ten feet of water , and capable of carrying a cargo of 800 tons at high speeds . Three times as large as any ship that had entered the harbour , the new steamer would slash freight ...
... ship of 2027 tons , 310 feet long , drawing barely ten feet of water , and capable of carrying a cargo of 800 tons at high speeds . Three times as large as any ship that had entered the harbour , the new steamer would slash freight ...
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... ship in a few hours . As 71 of the 79 ships that steamed out of Strahan during 1952 carried concentrate to Melbourne , and only eight carried copper to Port Kembla , the importance of pyrite to the port of Strahan is unmistakable . This ...
... ship in a few hours . As 71 of the 79 ships that steamed out of Strahan during 1952 carried concentrate to Melbourne , and only eight carried copper to Port Kembla , the importance of pyrite to the port of Strahan is unmistakable . This ...
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