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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1886

4 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna est veritas et Prisvalebit." Tuesday, June 1, 1886. Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Wreck On The Coast. Frightful Loss of Life Sydney, Monday, 10.15 a.m

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 1 June 1886 · page 2

The Steamer Ly-ee-moon was totally wrecked at Green Cape at nine o'clock yester-night. Only ten souls were saved…

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Wreck of the Ly-ee-Moon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 3 June 1886 · page 2

The following account has been furnished by the Rev. W. Poole, Minister of the South Brisbane Baptist Church, who was one of the passengers of the ill-fated ship…

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Wreck of the Ly-ee-Moon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 1

The following is the captain's evidence given at the inquest at Green Cape on Tuesday :—Captain Arthur W. Webber, examined by Mr. Kawlinson, said : I am captain of the…

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Wreck of the Ly-ee-Moon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 10 June 1886 · page 3

The following is from Tuesday's Echo :—A TOUCHING INCIDENT. A pathetic incident occurred in connection with tho wreak of tho ill-fated steamer Ly-ee…

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