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Wreck of the Queen of Nations
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Wreck of the Queen of Nations

BySally Jerapetritis June 1, 2023June 14, 2023

Sydney:  31st May 1881  (by Electric Telegraph) The barque Queen of Nations, bound from London for Sydney, was wrecked at a quarter-past 6 o’clock this morning, on a sandy beach five miles north of Wollongong harbour.  One man drowned, but all the other hands of the ship’s company got safely to land, except the captain…

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