Wreck of the Dandenong, The

DESCRIPTION: The Dandenong sets sail from Melbourne with 83 people on board. In a storm of Jervis Bay, her propeller shaft breaks and she begins to sink. A barque saves as many as possible, but many go down with the ship
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1954
KEYWORDS: wreck ship disaster death
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Meredith/Anderson-FolkSongsOfAustralia, pp. 48-49, "The Wreck of the Dandenong" (1 text, 1 tune)
Meredith/Covell/Brown-FolkSongsOfAustraliaVol2, pp. 164-165, "The Wreck of the Dandenong" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: MA048

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