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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea
5 stories in New England's papers
THE steamer Quetta from Brisbane for London struck a rock near Cooktown and sank in three minutes. The loss of life is appalling, only 100 are reported to be saved. It is believed nearly the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE sinking of the Quetta in one of the narrow channels off Cape York is the worst shipping disaster that has happened on the Australian Coast for many a year. Evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Pacific Island labor office has received the log of the schooner Nautilus with reference to the tragedy recently enacted whilst cruising in the South Seas. The particulars differ considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MANNINGTON CAFFYN writes to the Melbourne Argus;--An instance of sustained endurance on the part of a sperm whale was witnessed by us during our passage round the Cape in the s.s. Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, November 12.--The British torpedo cruiser Serpent has foundered off the coast of Spain. The Serpent was a twin screw vessel of 1770 tons, and carried six guns. She was lost…
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