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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1888

7 stories in Riverina's papers

The Wreck of the Birkenhead

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 4

Y[?] who, for your tales of [?] and Rome, Listen to my modern story Of the man who guard your [?]…

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The Largest Passenger Steamer in the World

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 21 April 1888 · page 3

THERE WAS launched, on March [?], from the shipbuilding yard of [?]. James and Thompson clyde Bank, near Glassglow, a[?] blinding snow…

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Wreck of the Berbice at Newcastle. All Hands Saved

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 9 June 1888 · page 2

AT five minutes to three on Tuesday morning, the firing of a gun from Signal Hill denoted that a vessel was in distress. The weather was showery at the…

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The Derelict Off Newcastle. Sinking of the Steamer Alhambra. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1888 · page 3

THE efforts of the master of the steamer Alhambra to remove the derelict which has been lying about seven miles off Newcastle during the past fortnight, ended disastrously…

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A Disastrous Shipwreck on the S. A. Coast. Eighteen Lines Lost. a Seaman's Statement

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 18 July 1888 · page 2

James Revell, A. B., is one of the our vi[?]. He is badly cut show the [?]. He states: "When we left the [?] we got small sail on the vessel and [?]…

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The Largest Passenger Steamer Affoat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 4

UNDER the heading of "The [?] Passenger Steamer A[?] "then Seatsman writes:--"The new batsman and [?] streamer City of New…

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Capsizing of a Schooner in Port Phillip Bay

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 24 November 1888 · page 3

THE topsail schooner Trader, engaged in the lime trade with Sorrento, capsized off St. Leonards about is o'clock on Saturday night, owing to…

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