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Painting - "Wreck of SS Georgette" by Joyce Curtis

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Joyce Curtis

1978

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1978 oil painting of the wreck of the steamer "Georgette" by Joyce Curtis.

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The steamer "Georgette" was en route to Adelaide with crew and passengers when on 1st December 1876 it was driven ashore and wrecked at Calgardup, near Margaret River. A lifeboat was launched and six lives were lost when it was smashed against the sides of the "Georgette" and then a 16 year old Grace Bussell and Sam Isaacs rode their horses into the surf to rescue the helpless men, women and children.

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GEORGETTE (1876/11/31) CALGARDUP BAY

Read more about the wreck of the Georgette at Calgardup bay from the Western Australian Museum Shipwreck database

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Sunday, 15 February, 2026

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Painting of the wreck of the steamer Georgette

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