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Thomas Davies Mutch - ... the wreck of the Batavia...
... the wreck of the Batavia provides the greatest dramatic tragedy in Australian history, beside which the Mutiny on the Bounty is an anaemic tale. (Thomas Davies Mutch)

... the wreck of the Batavia provides the greatest dramatic tragedy in Australian history, beside which the Mutiny on the Bounty is an anaemic tale.

Thomas Davies Mutch

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