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Telegram regarding wreckage from SS FEDERAL
Telegram regarding wreckage from SS FEDERAL

Telegram regarding wreckage from SS FEDERAL

Date1901
Object numberANMS0777[030]
NameTelegram
Mediumpaper
DimensionsOverall: 138 × 207 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection gift of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionTelegram signed by H Stafford, lighthouse keeper from Gabo Island. It describes the SS FEDERAL wreckage found, which consists on hatches, spars, boat chocks, cabin fittings and taffrails. Mallacoota advised that they found a life-buoy on the beach that read ‘SS FEDERAL of Melbourne’ as well as a boat portion.