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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1874

5 stories in Murray's papers

The Wreck of the James Paterson. Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 February 1874 · page 11

The steamer Leichardt has returned to Rockhampton with the passengers and portion of the crew of the James Paterson. Captain Richards, the second mate, and several hands,…

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Wreck of the Ship British Admiral on King’s Island. Seventy-nine Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 June 1874 · page 16

It becomes our painful province to record another sea calamity, and this time under circumstances of a more than ordinarily sad character. We have to announce the total…

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A Sermon on the Occasion of the Wreck of the “British Admiral.” Preached at Albury by the Rev. A. G. Fry, on Sunday, June the 7Th 1874

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 June 1874 · page 21

“Be still, and know that I am God. During the past week the attention of the people of Australia, and particularly those of Victoria, has been directed to one of the…

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European Telegrams. the Steamer Faraday. London, July 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 July 1874 · page 11

Unensiness is felt concerning the safety of the Atlantic cable steamer Faraday, recently launched, but her reported loss is contradicted. LONDON, July 6…

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Arrival of the Torres Straits Mail Steamer

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 July 1874 · page 4

BRISBANE, 19th July. — The steamer Legislator anchored at Morton Bay at noon to-day, and is the finest steamer which has ever…

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