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Band from the HMS Topaze leads the Mayday parade

Posted on Thursday,May 3, 1860 by Garry Fletcher

3 newspaper articles giving  further evidence of this ship being stationed in Victoria while its crew helped build the tower at Race Rocks.

 

 

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