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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1887

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The Scene of the Wreck

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 4

There are few places on the Australian coast less likely to prove a haven of shelter and safety to a derelict than the rugged spot where the Cheviot drifted on…

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Wreck of the Cheviot

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 October 1887 · page 2

THE steamer Cheviot, one of Messrs. Howard Smith and Co.'s line, trading between Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle, was totally wrecked on the 20th instant outside Port…

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The Wreck of the Cheviot

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 29 October 1887 · page 3

The steam navigation board at Melbourne have hold an inquiry into the wreck of the Cheviot. After taking evidence, they found that the Cheviot was in a fit and proper…

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A Russian Flagship Ashore. LONDON, Oct. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 November 1887 · page 4

The flagship of the Russian squadron in the Pacific, the Valdimir Monomach, has gone ashore at Vladivostock…

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