Lesson plan
Windsor (sloop)
Windsor was a ship wrecked on Long Reef near Sydney, Australia in 1816. Windsor was a sloop of 22 tons owned and under the command of Henry Major. Windsor left the Hawkesbury and headed for Sydney when she was blown well off shore by a gale. It is probable that it was this gale that ended up sinking Recovery the same month. Eventually Windsor reached Newcastle where she picked up Recovery s survivors. Coming into Sydney the ship was wrecked on Long Reef but all of Windsor s crew and Recovery s survivors were able to get to safety and walk to Sydney.
Article summary
Windsor was a ship wrecked on Long Reef near Sydney, Australia in 1816. Windsor was a sloop of 22 tons owned and under the command of Henry Major. Windsor left the Hawkesbury and headed for Sydney when she was blown well off shore by a gale. It is probable that it was this gale that ended up sinking Recovery the same month. Eventually Windsor reached Newcastle where she picked up Recovery s survivors. Coming into Sydney the ship was wrecked on Long Reef but all of Windsor s crew and Recovery s survivors were able to get to safety and walk to Sydney.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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