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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1883

7 stories in Riverina's papers

Wreck of the Steamer New England. Grafton

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 3

ONE of he most appalling that has ever occurred in connection with the Clarence River trade took place this evening. The steamer W.B. England under the command of…

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The Wreck of the New England. [?] Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1883 · page 4

THE most accurate accounts from the wr[?]k of the steamer New England give 46 persons as the number who were on board at the time of the disaster, 3[?] of whom were…

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Wrecked on an Iceberg. a Sailor's Story

The Temora Star · Friday 4 May 1883 · page 4

AND so, lads, you would like to hear the story of what I am a little too fond, it may be, of calling "My strange Christmas-day on an iceberg."…

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Discipline on an Ocean Steamer

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1883 · page 4

NEARLY two years ago one fine morning I sat on the promenade deck of the steamer City of Brussels speeding towards Old England. I said to the captain, who sat near me, "If this…

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European News Per the Mail Steamer Clyde. the Dismissal of Magistrates in New South Wales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 September 1883 · page 2

In the House of Commons on August 6, Mr. Healy asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if his attention had been drawn to the following letter addressed…

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Gales and Shipwrecks

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1883 · page 1

A very heavy gale affected our coasts and a great portion of the country during September 1 and 2. A great many shipping casualties are reported,…

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Memorial of the Wreck of the Loch Ard

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1883 · page 2

THE Commissioner of Trade and Customs in Victoria has received the subjoined communication from Miss Carmichael, one of the two survivors from the wreck of the illfated…

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