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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

24 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Boy Pirate. a Stolen Launch Steamer

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 3

Few boys have dared to attempt the feat of Charles Snarth, of Hull, who was charged at Boston, Lincolnshire, on August 18th, with the theft of a steam…

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Boy Pirate. a Stolen Launch Steamer

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 5

Few boys have dared to attempt the feat of Charles Snarth, of Hull, who was charged at Boston, Lincolnshire, on August 18th, with the theft of a steam…

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Saved From a Wreck the Sobraon Incident

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Wednesday 2 November 1910 · page 4

A number of passengers from the wrecked Sobraon reached London on the 21st June on board the P. and O. steal [?]r Ballaarat. The P. and O. s.s. Sobraon,…

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How To Avoid A Wreck. Useful Advice by a Parkes Man

Western Champion · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 20

A tiny leak in a big ship can easily be stopped if taken in time, but if disregarded it will overcome the mightiest vessel, and drag her beneath…

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