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On the low sandy shore of Sable island, a treach sand result of many shipwrecks over several hundred year itself yard of the Atlantic, the members of (...)
On the low sandy shore of Sable island, a treach sand result of many shipwrecks over several hundred year itself yard of the Atlantic, the members of (...)

On the low sandy shore of Sable island, a treach sand result of many shipwrecks over several hundred year itself yard of the Atlantic, the members of (...)

Date9/22/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: On the low sandy shore of Sable island; a treach sand result of many shipwrecks over several hundred year itself yard of the Atlantic; the members of the lifeshore who maintain the lighthouse and weather not to mention a famous of wild panier stretch of [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105584F
The latest victim of the treacherous sands of Sable Island, long famous as the graveyard of the Atlantic, the Greek freighter Alfios is seen firmly ag(...)
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1833
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1833
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Remarkable shipwrecks, or, A collection of interesting accounts of naval disasters
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1813
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The surprising travels and adventures of Baron Munchausen : in Russia, the Caspian Sea, Iceland, Turkey, Egypt, Gibraltar, up the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic Ocean, and through the centre of Mount Ætna, into the South Sea : a voyage into the moon and dog star, with many extraordinary particulars relative to the cooking animals in those planets, which are there called the human species : a sequel, containing his expediton into Africa, his being buried in a whirlwind of sand, feasts on live bulls, builds a bridge from thence to Great Britain, supported by a single arch, visits the islands in the South Sea, &c. &c. and raises the hull of the Royal George, &c. &c. : humbly dedicated to Mr. Bruce, the Abyssinian traveller, &c
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1778
The cliffs of moher are a spectacular feature of the Atlantic coast of Country Clare, a shore that has claimed the lives of many sailors, including so(...)
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