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"Wreck of the Dunbar - A Narrative of the Melancholy Wreck of the Dunbar", James Fryer 1857
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Dunbar Wreck Relics, Coins, and Collectibles
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Unique First Edition with hand-coloured Plates & applied vellum Dust Jacket
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The Dunbar was a timber three-masted full-rigged ship built from British oak and East India teak. It was launched on 30 November 1854 for London shipowner, Duncan Dunbar to be used as a first class passenger and cargo carrier. It was tragically shipwrecked on the night of 20 August 1857 as the ship approached the entrance to Port Jackson from the south in heavy rain and a strong gale. The only survivor from the 59 crew and 63 passengers on board was one crewman Able Seaman James Johnson who was found clinging to the cliffs the next morning.
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