Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 89
... Captain to cut away the masts ; but he replied that he would not , but he would keep every rag of canvass spread , an that was their only chance of getting the ship over the reef , and this he did , but the helm and mizen mast went ...
... Captain to cut away the masts ; but he replied that he would not , but he would keep every rag of canvass spread , an that was their only chance of getting the ship over the reef , and this he did , but the helm and mizen mast went ...
Page 466
... Captain TOWNS is , of course , as a private individual , at liberty to import any amount of Islanders in the same way in which he would import merchandise , but viewing the question as one of the importation of a living freight of men ...
... Captain TOWNS is , of course , as a private individual , at liberty to import any amount of Islanders in the same way in which he would import merchandise , but viewing the question as one of the importation of a living freight of men ...
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... captain had turned back to make for Plymouth , smashed the cover off the main hatchway , thus extinguishing the boiler fires . The engine room filled with water and the vessel became helpless , often falling into the trough of the sea ...
... captain had turned back to make for Plymouth , smashed the cover off the main hatchway , thus extinguishing the boiler fires . The engine room filled with water and the vessel became helpless , often falling into the trough of the sea ...
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