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Hero Stories of New Zealand
Disappointment Island, and The Wreck of the Dundonald. — In 1907 the British four-masted barque Dundonald was wrecked — on Disappointment Island, on the west side of the Auckland — Islands. The survivors, after great sufferings in winter on the — desolate Island, reached the N.Z. Government boat and provision — depot in Port Ross, near the north end of the main island. — Sketch map by A. H. Messenger. (See pages 279–285.)
Disappointment Island, and The Wreck of the Dundonald.
In 1907 the British four-masted barque Dundonald was wrecked
on Disappointment Island, on the west side of the Auckland
Islands. The survivors, after great sufferings in winter on the
desolate Island, reached the N.Z. Government boat and provision
depot in Port Ross, near the north end of the main island.
Sketch map by A. H. Messenger. (See pages 279–285.)