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Appellant: Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, owners of the steamship Hibernia....
Catalogue reference: PCAP 1/516
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Appellant: Dundee, Perth and London Shipping Company, owners of the steamship Hibernia. Respondent: Owners of iron cargo aboard the late barque British Banner. Subject: Cargo lost in collision of said vessels on 23 Oct 1873. Lower Court: High Court of Admiralty of England.
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