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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1863

8 stories in Illawarra's papers

Total Wreck of the Duke of Wellington, Collier. Five Lives Lost ! Two Persons Picked Up at Sea

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1863 · page 2

We regret to record the loss of the above vessel, of 80 tons burden, the property of Mr. Hale, of Bellambi. It appears from what we have been able to learn that the ill-fated vessel was lying in…

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The Missing Steamer Pluto

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1863 · page 3

This [?]essel left Sydney for Brisbane on the 26th [?]une, under the command of Captain Bow[?]en, an experienced officer, and was seen…

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Late Wrecks

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1863 · page 4

TOTAL WRECK OF THE GENERAL JESSOP.—The late heavy easterly gales that have swept with more than ordinary fury along the southern coast of Victoria have proved…

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The Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1863 · page 2

Owing probably to the state of the weather, no steamer arrived from Sydney last night, Hale Testimonial. We are informed by the Secretary to the Hale…

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Wreck of the Mimosa Steamer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 September 1863 · page 2

From Captain Keft and the passengers of the ill-fated vessel, Mimosa, who arrived in Sydney by the steamer Kembla yesterday, wu have further particulars of the wreck of the Mimosa…

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Wreck of the Mimosa Steamer

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1863 · page 3

From Captain Keft : and the passengers of the ill-fated vessel, Mimosa, who arrived in Sydney by the steamer Kembla, we have particulars of the wreck of the Mimosa. She…

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A Tennessee Steamer

The Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 1863 · page 4

ALONG the covered deck lay the Tennesseans, asleep, whose plumed felt hats were generally the only indications of their martial calling, for few indeed had…

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The Wreck of the Emma Colvin

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1863 · page 3

The following particulars have been furnished by Captain King, master of the Emma Colvin:—Wednesday, noon, November 11th. In latitude 23,32 S., and…

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