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CHILDREN
CHILDREN
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Statement of Significance
One of the first vessels to be lost in the Western District was the barque Children, which was wrecked to the east of Warrnambool in February 1839. When the vessel ran ashore in hurricane-force winds, 22 passengers and crew were fortunate to escape being battered to death on the rocks. The Children broke up within 20 minutes, sweeping sixteen of those on board to their deaths. After eleven days, the survivors, all of whom were injured, were rescued and taken to Portland.