Grace Bussell was given a silver life saving medal for her efforts to save the lives of the passengers of the Georgette. Samuel Yebble Isaacs, a stockman who worked for her family received a bronze. The papers across Australia celebrated an Australian Grace Darling, few of them mentioned the name of Samel Yebble Isaacs. As for who saved how many, that is something we will probably never know.
Ship Name: Georgette
Tonnage: 460 tons
Ship type: Iron Hull Screw Steamer
Launched 1872
Ship Nationality: Australian
Sank: 1876
Location Sank: Calgardup Bay, Australia
Reason for Sinking: Sprang an Unexplained Leak
Lives Lost: 7
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