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notice · 1836

A statement detailing the shipwreck of the Charles Eaton, the murder of its passengers and crew by natives, and the subsequent rescue of two survivors by Captain Lewis.

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 25th October, 1836. …

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Recorded in this notice

OfficialCaptain Lewis
ShipColonial Schooner Isabella
Shipship Charles Eaton
Eventshipwrecked
PlaceTorres' Straits
SurvivorWilliam, youngest son of Captain D'Oyley
OfficialCaptain D'Oyley
SurvivorJohn Ireland
PlaceMurray's Island
PlaceSir Charles Hardy's Island
PlaceBoy-dang
PlaceOureed

NSW Government Gazette, No. 245, 1836.

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