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Fire on the Cospatrick

Fire on the Cospatrick
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Fire on the Cospatrick
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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Description

Although many emigrants, especially children, died at sea on the long voyage, few sailings ended in disaster. But ships did founder and disappear. The Cospatrick caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope in 1874, resulting in what has been considered New Zealand’s worst civil disaster. Here is the story:

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Date created
4 March 2009
Creator
Samuel Calvert
Contributing partner
Alexander Turnbull Library
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https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/2563/fire-on-the-cospatrick

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