Papers relating to the shipwreck of the Charles Eaton 1966-1967 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1502752
- Format:
- Manuscript
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- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
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- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1966-1967
- 1 cm.
- Summary:
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Copies of papers lent by Rear Admiral A. L. P. Mark-Wardlaw, and correspondence 1966-1967 between Mander Jones and Rear Admiral A. L. P. Mark-Wardlaw and James Witherspoon concerning the wreck of the Charles Eaton. Photograph of the tomb at Bunnerong Cemetery erected over the remains of the passengers and crew of the Charles Eaton murdered by Torres Strait islanders. Photograph of typescript giving the inscription on the tomb. Note on Captain Thomas D'Oyly, Bengal Artillery.
- Biography/History:
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The Charles Eaton was wrecked on 15.8.1834 off the island of Aureed. Survivors of the wreck were massacred by the natives of the island.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 2142.
- Location of originals unknown.
- Reproduction:
- Some items are xerox copies.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list (2 p.) available.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1966-1967
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- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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