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The Banshee steamed out of Townsville at 6 o’clock on the morning of Tuesday, 21 March 1876, bound for Cooktown, some 240 nautical miles (450 km) up the Queensland coast.   Captain Daniel Owen had command of the 58-ton steamer and its crew of ten men.   On this trip, the Banshee was carrying 42 passengers, 12Continue reading “The Banshee’s Terrible Loss, 1876.”