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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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Cablegrams. Wreck of the Mohican. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

Late reporte show that in the wreck of the Millican 106 of the passengers and crew were drowned…

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A Tug Ashore. Sydney, November 8

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 3

The steam tug, Port Jackson, wool ashore at Bird Island early yesterday morning during the fog, whole lowing the schooners Hannah Nicholson Rod Handa Islo to Newcastle. The…

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Wreck Near Freemantle. Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 December 1898 · page 3

The barque Sepia, from London for Fremantle, struck on a reef when ten miles from her destination, and sank in 10 minutes. The captain and 11 others were…

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