The Folklore of Western Australia

THE SHIP COMES INN -

A cyclone in 1866 drove the ship New Perseverance high up on to the land near Cossack.

An enterprising local (Augustus Seubert) decided not to let the hull go to waste and cut holes in the side and opened The Ship's Inn, the first pub in town.

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