We Left the Port of Sydney

DESCRIPTION: The crew leaves Sydney for Argentia with a load of coal and extra men on board. A storm comes up and sinks the ship and the passengers below deck are trapped and drowned. They had gone to Lunenburg to save money since the fishery was bad.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Lehr/Best-ComeAndIWillSingYou)
KEYWORDS: drowning sea ship storm wreck
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lehr/Best-ComeAndIWillSingYou 119, "We Left the Port of Sydney" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #28980
NOTES [66 words]: No names are mentioned here. Lunenburg, like Sydney, is in Nova Scotia. Argentia is on the west side of the Avalon Peninsula (about 60 air miles from St John's) - BS
Sydney was the main point for shipment from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, being the nearest port tot he island. So traffic from Sydney to Newfoundland was fairly heavy. And, of course, there were a lot of storms in the area. - RBW
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File: LeBe119

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