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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
6
An excerpt from Robt Whitworth detailing a shipwreck survival scene. The narrator and companions endure damp shelter, scarce water, and a consuming fire as they wait through a cold, drizzling night on rocky shores with torn trees and a improvised camp. The account blends peril with improvised resilience, anchored by vivid natural imagery and human endurance.
In a rock bound inlet a group endures a ferocious night wind and seas. They build a rough wall from granite and anchor a weary camp. A prayer service guides their leadership election and a muster rolls the survivors, with Strickland as captain and Crags as chief mate. They forage boats, tend fires, and seaward tasks amid wrecked hopes.
The narrative describes fear of getting lost amid heavy rain and wind that had begun to ease, prompting a decision to seek shelter. The travelers aim to correct their course as soon as possible and secure a safer position before continuing.
After taking shelter from a fierce sea, the crew repair and stash a hidden package of priceless supplies inside a cave. They uncover weapons, food, and tools, then celebrate with music and hope. A night storm ends with dawn revealing the long boat crushed and their escape plan suddenly in jeopardy.
A scattered dialogue mocks original jokes and social banter. Characters argue about happiness, age, and marriage while a string of fragmentary lines reveals humorous miscommunications and sharp quips among Bromley, Dobbs, and others.
A collage of curiosities reports Bolantific men in Spain seeking a novolite of extraording sige at Pozaldes Valladolid and notes on Danish butter prizes. It covers German landholding effects on democracy, hops in England, a 63 Sundays year, Icelandic police, a French horticulturist on fruit size, a New York millionaire’s will allocations, New Britain taboo on mother speaking, Nankin fanaticism over a glass eye, a life-saving hat buoyancy claim, Austrian rail fruit trees, and a cod with 69 baited hooks.
A fragmentary humorous exchange moves through household life and social foibles. Characters discuss finances temperaments weddings and gossip while recalling sermons and a playful remark about a widow named Van. The mood hints at light satire of domestic charity and social pretenses.
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