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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

3 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Steamer Trip

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 9

The s.s. Surprise (Mr J Jones, Captain) steamed from Wilberforce at 9 a.m., about 100 passengers being aboard, and though at starting it was rather cold and foggy, the sun soon made its appearance,…

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Wreck of the s.s. St. Albans

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 4

OUR Sackville correspondent sends word of the wreck of Capt. Manning's steamer, St Albans. It seems that during the high winds of Tuesday night, the vessel was anchored in mid-stream at…

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The Steamer St. Albans

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 4

THE Steamer St. Albans, which was rendered well nigh a complete wreck at the Mouth of Colo last week, is still in an unchanged position[?] She lays on one side on a ledge of rock, there being…

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