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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

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The Wreck of the Fitzroy. Captain and Mate Found to be in Fault. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 December 1897 · page 2

The Marine Board has concluded its inquiry into the wreck of the steamer Fitzroy, near Port Stephens, while on the voyage from Sydney to Queensland…

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Foundering of a Steamer. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 3

While crowing the bar at Southport, Queensland, yesterday, the steamer Mystery, with a fishing party aboard, was struck by a heavy sea and…

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Rescue of Shipwrecked Sailors. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 December 1897 · page 2

The croiser Quadra has rescued 13 survivors of the crew of the steamer Cleveland, which was recently wrecked…

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The Fitzroy Wreck. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 3

The Marine Board has suspended the certificates of the captain and second officer of the steamer Fitzroy for six and three months respectively in connection…

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A Sydney Harbor Mishap. An Excursion Steamer Cut Down, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 December 1897 · page 4

The excursion steamer Princess, which left Circular Quay this afternoon, crowded with men, women, and children, the latter especially, bound for Athol Gardens, on the…

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The following appeared in our late ditions yesterday:— a Sydney Harbor Mishap. An Excursion Steamer Cut Down. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 December 1897 · page 1

The excursion steamer Princess, which left Circular Quay this afternoon, crowded with men, women, and children, the latter especially, bound for Athol Gardens, on the…

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