Telegram informing that wreckage from the loss of SS FEDERAL was found
Date26 March 1901
Object numberANMS0777[016]
NameTelegram
Mediumpaper, iron gall ink
DimensionsOverall: 267 × 205 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection gift of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionHandwritten telegram informing that Gabo Island officer reported wreckage belonging to steamer, that a man’s body was picked up in the morning and that a piece of wood that reads ‘FEDERAL Melbourne’ was also found.
F W Vasey
27 March 1901
R W Wilson
4 April 1901