4to. Or.bds. Dustjacket. 294pp. Colour frontispiece & b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st ed. After a four month journey from England to Tasmania, the convict transport ship George the Third struck a rock in D'Entrecasteaux Channel with the loss of 133 lives. It prompted an enquiry into safety.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

AN IMPERIAL DISASTER. The Wreck of George the Third.

Publisher

Hobart. Blubber Head Press.

Publication Date

2006

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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AUSTRALIA \ SHIPS & THE SEA \ SHIPWRECKS \ TASM...

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