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The Ulcer, Sunday 22 May 1892, SS WILCANNIA
The Ulcer, Sunday 22 May 1892, SS WILCANNIA

The Ulcer, Sunday 22 May 1892, SS WILCANNIA

Date1892
Object number00005843
NameShip newspaper
MediumInk on paper, string
DimensionsOverall: 327 mm, 0.05 kg
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionManuscript shipboard newspaper titled 'The Ulcer' for Sunday 22 May 1892, written by the passengers on board the SS WILCANNIA commanded by Captain Pentin. The first page has a cartoon, by Bumpsie, of the ship's Engineer titled 'Vanity Fair No. 2 Vulcan', the second page has an article about him. The paper contains stories, a short log, poems, jokes and mock advertisements. There is a story titled 'Die Fliegende Fische' with a colour illustration of a hybrid flying fish.