Poor Souls, They Perished - The Cataraqui - Australia's Worst Shipwreck

400 people died in the emigrant ship Cataraqui, wrecked in Bass Strait in 1845, within one day of its destination. Only nine survived. Researched over many years in England, Canada and Australia, this book details the political, social and economic circumstances of the voyage and the events of the wreck, strips away an encrustation of myths, and restores the identity of the victims...