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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

282 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 15

The Wrecked Orizaba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1909 · page 4

Yet another attempt is being made to carry on salvage operations at the wrecked Orizaba, which ran ashore near Garden Island (West Australia) about four years…

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Steamer's Cargo on Fire. She Arrives in Liverpool. the Passengers Ignorant. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 5

The White Star line steamer Celtic has arrived at Liverpool with the cargo of cotton in the hold on fire. There wore 400 passengers aboard,…

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