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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1857

22 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2

Sydney News. the Wreck of the Barque "Egypt." (From the Harald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1857 · page 2

The following deposition of the only survivor of the cr[?]w of the barque Egypt, wrecked on an island in the China Sea, has been forwarded to the owners, Messrs. R. Towns and Co., of…

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Wreck of the Steamship "Central America," and Frightful Loss of Life. (From the Empire, Dec. 21.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 December 1857 · page 2

From the American papers before us, we abridge the particulars of the loss of the above vessel, with upwards of 400 lives. The Boston Journal of October 5, enters into full details,…

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