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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

2 stories in New England's papers

A Steamer Wrecked. Terr[?]le Loss of Life. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1892 · page 7

THE Achor Line steamer Roumania, from Liverpool to Bombay, has been wrecked near Lisbon, and 113 lives have been lost, including those of 55 passengers…

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Stoking a Steamer with Bank Notes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 7

THE novel spectacle of a steamer being stoked with bank notes was (says IRON) recently witnessed at a Mediterranean port Forty-five…

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