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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1824

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Curious Case of Shipwreck

The Australian · Thursday 21 October 1824 · page 2

The brig Amity has brought to Sydney a man of the name of Richard Parsons, who was shipwrecked in Moreton Bay, about two years ago. This man gives a very curious account of his misfortune and adventures. It appears that he was originally a…

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