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Illawarra · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1876

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Wreck of the Steamer Queensland

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 4

By the arrival of the Barrabool at Melbourne on the 4th instant, we have full particulars of the collision which resulted in the total loss of the E. and A.M.S…

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Wreck of the Steamer Queensland. (Argus, August 5.)

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1876 · page 4

BY the arrival of the Barrabool at Melbourne on the 4th instant, we have full particulars of the collision which resulted in the total loss of the E. and A.M.S. Co.'s…

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The Steamer Dandenong in Danger of Foundering. Passengers in Imminent Peril, and a Number of Them Drowned. Newcastle, Wednesday, 10.30 a.m

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 September 1876 · page 2

The Dandenong steamer is lost off Jervis Hay. Twenty-eight of her passengers and crew have just been brought into this pint by a barque. The following is the list of passengers for Sydney, as…

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The Barque Albert William's and the Steamer Dandenong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1876 · page 4

THE following letter to the editor was printed in last Monday's Herald:— Sir,—I have seen several remarks about the barque Albert William passing Sydney…

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Six Months on a Wrecked Vessel

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1876 · page 2

Captain Nelson, of the British barque Abbey Cowper, arrived at San Francisco, states that on July 3rd, while in lat. 37 10 N., Ion. 167 35 E. he sighted a vessel S.S.E., apparently dis[?], and…

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Six Months on a Wrecked Vessel

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 September 1876 · page 4

Captain Nelson, of the British barque Abbey Cowper, arrived at San Francisco, states that on July 3rd while in 1st, 37:10 N., 1on 107 35 E he sighted a vessel S.S…

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Poetry. the Wreck of the Steamship Dandenong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1876 · page 4

WHEN, howling, shrieking winds command, With force that nothing can withstand; When Heav'n her [?]d-gates opes again, And earth is deluged with the rain;…

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