Poem titled "Loss of the CAWARRA"
Author
Frederick Valentine Hedges
(born 1838)
Datec 1866
Object numberANMS0307[011]
NameManuscript
MediumIron gall ink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 186 × 235 mm
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from John and Phyllis Hedges
DescriptionThis manuscript poem illustrates the circumstances before and during the eventual wreck of the CAWARRA. The first stanza reads 'So for northern cities steering, / proudly speeds "Cawarra" Fair / snowy foam around her plashing/ pennon streaming free in air...' There are seventeen stanzas in total.HistoryThe SS CAWARRA was a paddle-steamer that sank on 12 July 1866 in Newcastle harbour, New South Wales.
late 19th century
