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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1877

3 stories in Riverina's papers

The Wreck of the William Ackers. Serious Loss of Life, (Abridged from the Otago Daily Times.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1877 · page 3

THE barque William Ackers, a vessel of 299 tons, bound from Invercargill to Lyttelton, was wrecked on Waipapapa Point, a clangorous headland…

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The Story of Three Shipwrecked Sailors

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 June 1877 · page 5

THREE shipwrecked mariners arrived at Melbourne on Sunday last from Java by the barque Ellen. They have landed here penniless,…

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Telegraphic News. [Reuter's Telegrams.] Interruption of Cable. Arrival of the Steamer at Port Darwin. Latest War News. Sydney, 9 p.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 21 November 1877 · page 2

The steamer has arrived at Port Darwin, bringing the following English telegrams:—LONDON, November 5. Ministerial changes in the Po:te are…

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