Port Phillip Bay on fire: Burnt ships of Victoria's gold-rush era and a study of an archaeological f...
Port Phillip Bay on fire: Burnt ships of Victoria's gold-rush era and a study of an archaeological footprint
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Since Victoria's earliest colonial days, a number of wooden vessels have caught fire and been burnt in Hobson's Bay at the northern section of Port Phillip Bay, adjacent to the City of Melbourne. During the Victorian gold-rush of the 1850s, the number of vessels arriving into Melbourne increased exponentially. On arrival, crews would often desert t...
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Port Phillip Bay on fire: Burnt ships of Victoria's gold-rush era and a study of an archaeological footprint
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TN_cdi_rmit_collectionsjats_10_3316_informit_768427864638238
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