The navigation bridge and funnel of the Dutch worship, which, disguised as a tropical island, made a hosardous escape from Java through the narrow passages of the NEI Archipelago, and eventually reached Australia (Netherlands Indies Government Information Service.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 14 May 1942, Page 3
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