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Sydney to Hobart - the blackest day; rafts yeild joy and despair
Image Not Available for Sydney to Hobart - the blackest day; rafts yeild joy and despair

Sydney to Hobart - the blackest day; rafts yeild joy and despair

Maker
Date29 December 1998
Object number00032135
NameNewspaper
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 580 x 410 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThe Australian newspaper with headline: 'Sydney to Hobart - the blackest day; rafts yeild joy and despair'. Newspaper has an article titled "Rescuers snatch life from the boiling jaws of death", photographs, including one of SAYONARA, a map and a diagram.
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