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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1873

3 stories in Murray's papers

Cannibalism by a Shipwrecked Crew. (From the New [?] Times, Feb. 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 May 1873 · page 5

One of the most extraordinary instances of human privation on record has been brought to light through Mr John Suvillo, first officer of the American ship, Golden Hind, who…

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Wreck of the Mary Hamilton

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 June 1873 · page 4

The New Zealand Herald reports that the official inquiry into the loss of the barque Mary Hamilton was held before Mr H. S. M'Kellar,…

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South Sea Atrocities. Wreck of the Pluto, and Massacre of the Crew

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 November 1873 · page 2

By the arrival of H.M. schooner Renard we (Sydney Morning Herald) have been placed in possession of the following particulars respecting the wholesale and most terrible…

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