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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1881

24 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 2

The Wreck of the Teuton

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 October 1881 · page 6

FROM files of the "Cape News," per Orient Co.'s steamer Potosi, we have particulars of the loss of the Union Co.'s steamer Teuton and the drowning of 242 persons. The…

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Wreck of the Steamer Brisbane

Southern Argus · Tuesday 25 October 1881 · page 2

A telegram from Port Darwin on Saturday says:—The E. and A. Company's Brisbaua has shifted about 60 feet from where she first grounded and struck at low water…

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Another Wreck and Loss of Life

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 3

Particulars have been received at Newcastle of another lamentable wreck, which point to the conclusion that the unfortunate vessel is the barque Omba, 836 tons…

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Shipping Disasters. [S.m. Herald] Wreck of the Barque Glimpsk Three Lives Lost

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 November 1881 · page 3

One of the most painful marine casualties that have occurred off the Australian coast for some time happened on Thursday. October 20, sease 240 miles…

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