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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1884

4 stories in Illawarra's papers

Mutiny and Murder on Board a Swedish Schooner

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 4

Brisbane, Sunday.—The Swedish schooner Natal, Captain Eastrom, arrived in the Bay on Friday, with a horrible tale of mutiny aud murder on the high seas. On…

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Mutiny and Murder on a Swedish Schooner. Brisbane

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 4

An extraordinary case of mutiny and murder occurred on board the Swedish schooner Natal, Captain Eustrom, from Boston, which arrived in Moreton Bay on Friday…

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Burning of a Steamer in the Bay of Biscay. Fearful Sufferings of the Passengers and Crew

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1884 · page 4

ON the afternoon of December 16 the Spanish mail steamer San Augustin, Captain Jaun, from Manila for Liverpool, with a cargo of sugar and tobacco,…

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Appalling Shipwreck on the Coast of Nova Scotia.—124 Persons Drowned

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1884 · page 4

HALIFAX, N. S., April 5,—A steamship disaster, which took place on Thursday night, at the very entrance to Halifax Harbour, has been parralleled in horror only once…

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