Whipwrecked But Died On The Day She Was Rescued
Evidence of a century-old shipwreck has been found by an Australian Antarctic Research Expedition on Macquarie Island. Members of the expedition were exploring Eagle Cave when they found themselves in a compartment which showed signs of human habitation. There was also evidence that a woman had lived there. Eagle Cave was discovered by the Mortimer Expedition in 1911, but the inner chamber was overlooked. It is believed that the woman was the wife of the captain of the schooner Eagle, which was wrecked in a gale off the island more than 100 years ago. For two years the captain, his wife and the seven members of the crew existed in extreme hardship. They lived on fish and animal meat, and the flesh of birds, including penguins.
Then on the very day that a veS>sel was sighted off the coast the woman died. Her husband and the crew were rescued. >
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 45, 30 September 1949, Page 7
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158Whipwrecked But Died On The Day She Was Rescued Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 45, 30 September 1949, Page 7
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