Sydney’s accidental celebrity: Dunbar survivor James Johnson, 1857 cover art

Sydney’s accidental celebrity: Dunbar survivor James Johnson, 1857

Sydney’s accidental celebrity: Dunbar survivor James Johnson, 1857

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James Johnson, the only survivor of the 1857 Dunbar shipwreck, was so fascinating to Sydneysiders that he was chased down the city’s streets. It was a tough time for this shy young man from Ireland who simply loved the sea. Margot and Cassie discuss the portrait that made him instantly recognisable, and discover how James ended his days in the colony.

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