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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

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The Wreck of the S.S. Tasmania. New Zealand

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1897 · page 3

The wrecked steamer Tasmania has sunk in 10 feet of sand, and is filled with liquid mud. The attempt to recover the mails has been abandoned…

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The Lo's of Steamer " Tasmania." Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 3

The Court of Inquiry held at Auckland into the cause of tile wreek, of the steamer " Tasmania " has found that she was lost through carless and…

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The Steamer Tasmania. Sydney, September 24

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 2

Diver May has reached the decks of the sunken steamer Tasmauia, and expects to recover the mails to-day…

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Wreck of the " Tasmania." Hobart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1897 · page 5

Diver May, of Sydney, succeeded in reaching between the decks of the sunken steamer " Tasmania," and expects to recover the mails…

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THE S.S. Tasmania's Wreck. Sydeny

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1897 · page 3

The New Zealand diver, May, who attempted to recover the mails and jewellery from the wreck of the s.s. Tasmania, was unsuccessful. He found…

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Wreck of the Fitzroy. Thrilling Experiences

The Western Herald · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 4

The wreck of the steamer Kitzroy, which unaccountably wentnshore at 1 o'clock on Saturday morning, at a point about 18 miles north of Newcastle, and…

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