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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 106
... Ships entering Macquarie Harbour had to cross a long sand bar , de- posited in countless storms by breakers rolling ... ships rode the swell outside the heads for ten or twelve hours before venturing across the bar ; and sometimes ...
... Ships entering Macquarie Harbour had to cross a long sand bar , de- posited in countless storms by breakers rolling ... ships rode the swell outside the heads for ten or twelve hours before venturing across the bar ; and sometimes ...
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... ship of 2,027 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 2,027 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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