The Loss of the SS 'Quetta' off Thursday Island, Northern Australia
Wood-engraving. 1890. 190mm by 290mm (sheet). 'The Loss of the SS 'Quetta' off Thursday Island, Northern Australia. The Quettia struck on an unknown rock near Somerset, Torres Straits, and sank in three minutes with the loss of 133 out of 282 persons on board. The survivors were rescued from a neighbouring island by the 'Merrie England' and the 'Albatoss'.'
Part-page illustration. Unrelated text on the reverse." Item #1615
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