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Malwyn Malwyn i(A41783 works by)
Writing name for: William a'Beckett
Gender: Male
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1 On Reading the Account of the Wreck of the 'Sovereign' i "They have parted from the shore,", Malwyn , 1847 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Moreton Bay Courier , 15 May 1847; (p. 4)
Poem on the wreck of the steamer Sovereign, which foundered whilst negotiating the South Passage bar at Moreton Bay, on 11 March, 1847. Bound for Sydney, carrying 54 passengers and crew, and laden with a cargo of wool, the vessel suffered from engine failure whilst negotiating the outer breakers, before capsizing and breaking up. Only 10 of those on board survived the tragedy.
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