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Telegram advising that five bodies and wreckage from SS FEDERAL were discovered at Mallacoota
Telegram advising that five bodies and wreckage from SS FEDERAL were discovered at Mallacoota

Telegram advising that five bodies and wreckage from SS FEDERAL were discovered at Mallacoota

Date5 April 1901
Object numberANMS0777[054]
NameTelegram
Mediumpaper
DimensionsOverall (pages overlapped): 143 × 222 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection gift of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionTelegram addressed to Sir Malcolm McEacharn in Melbourne from the superintendent of police AG Surnsbury. The telegram informs that five dead bodies and wreckage were discovered at Mallacoota