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    1. [NZ-AUCKLAND] HBH 1892 August 3 3 Shipwrecks and Lifesaving
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    3. HBH 1892 August 3 3 Shipwrecks and Lifesaving SHIPWRECKS AND LIFE SAVING One result of the stranding of the German steamship EIDER some months ago was the offer by the proprietors of the Graphic of a reward of £100 to the inventor of the best means of communicating between a stranded ship and the shore. Captain VYVYAN, R.N.R., Rear-Admiral SEYMOUR, C.B., and Captain WYATT, formerly of the P. and O. Service consented to act as Judges.

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