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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Short Story. Among the Wreckage

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 October 1907 · page 3

Business with Sir Augustus Harris took me some years ago behind the scenes of Drury Lane Theatre while the great battle scene in one of…

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Latest Cables. London, Tuesday. a Barque Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1907 · page 3

The barque Alexandra, bound from Australia to Panama, has been wrecked on the Indefatigable Islands. The captain and five of hor crew [?]uhsisted…

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Facing Death. Crew of Wrecked Vessel. Thrilling Scene

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 7

The fully-rigged French ship Leon has, gone ashore three miles northeast of Quilty, at perhaps, the most dangerous spot on the west coast of…

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Steamer Mystery. New Light on Englishwoman's Death

Quirindi Herald and District News · Tuesday 24 December 1907 · page 7

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 17th October:-- The body of Miss Gardiner, the…

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