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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1892

9 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers

A Steamer Capsized. London, July 14

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 2

A cyclone a Lake Peoria, United States, capsized an excursion steamer, and 18 persons were drowned…

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A Steamer Wrecked. London, August 15

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 August 1892 · page 2

A large steamer has been wrecked on the Japanese coast and 50 persons were drowned…

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Fatal Ship Wreck. Melbourne, August 23

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1892 · page 2

The barque Newfield, from Sharpness in England to Brisbane, went ashore at Now Curdies river, Victoria, early yesterday morning, through the captain mistaking…

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A British Steamer Sunk. London, September 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 September 1892 · page 4

It is reported that a British steamer entered the harbour of Vera Cruz, and, failing to stop in accordance with the quarantine regulations, was fired upon and sunk…

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Steamer Stranded. London, September 5

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 September 1892 · page 3

Passenger steamer carrying 500 ex[?]nists is stranded on the Isle of Man in very dangerous position. All the passengers have been rescued by the rocket…

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Wrecks. London, September 15

The Western Herald · Saturday 17 September 1892 · page 4

The ship Golden Hope from Newcastle to California has been totally wrecked. No lives were lost. SYDNEY, September 16…

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STEA [?] Wrecked. London, Oct. 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1892 · page 3

The P. and O. steamer Bokhara, reported to be missing, is now ascertained to have been wrecked in the China Sea. The captain and majority of the crew were drowned. Twenty…

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National. the R[?]oumaia Wreck. London, Oct 31

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 November 1892 · page 3

Steamer Roumania on the Voyage from England to India has been wrecked on the coast of Portugal, 113 people being drowned. Further details of the wreck of the…

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A Wreck

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 November 1892 · page 4

The first-class war ship Howe struck a reef on the coast of Spain and now lies iu a precarious position…

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