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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

5 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Doomed Women's Despair. Penned in a Sinking Steamer. Faces at the Cabin Windows

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

The steamer Dix (wrote the Washington correspondent of the "Daily Mall" on 19th November) has been sunk in collision with the Jennie, in Puget Sound,…

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Wreck of the Suevic

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 6

When the Suevic struck on the rocks off the Lizard (Eng.) the captain addressed the ladies in the saloon, and calmed their Fears. The woman marched along the deck like a…

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The Fate of Wrecks. Wooden Vessels Last Longest

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 3

A French periodical devoted to mar time affairs discussss the question of what becomes of wrecked ships, and arrives at the conclusion that…

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Facing Peath. Crew of Wrecked Vessel. Thrilling Scene

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 3

The fully-rigged French ship Leon has gone ashore three miles northeast of Quilty, at perhaps the most dangerous spot on the west coast of…

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Steamer Mystery. New Light on English Woman's Death

The Wollondilly Press · Saturday 28 December 1907 · page 3

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 17th October- The body of Miss Gardiner, the…

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