Pilot Thompson, of the steamer Victoria, reports that the British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Virawa is ashore at Dugdale Rock, 30 miles north of Claremmont ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Sat 12 Sep 1891, Page 10
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