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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Wreck of the Elingamite. The Tragedy of the Raft

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 5

The Elingamite affair is developing its tragedy with ghastly inference. We are told that the pcoole who were on that raft sucked each other's blood, and that the one…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 November 1902 · page 5

Mr. Leefson, with his wife and daughter, arrived in Sydney by the steamer Mararoa. He is well known in Sydney commercial circles. Speaking of the captain and crew,…

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A Steamer Wrecked. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 1

The Italian steamer Bosnia was wrecked in the Black Sea. 82 passengers were drowned…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 1

The steamer Sterling has located the wreck of the Elingamite. Two of the survivors who were taken from the raft absolutely deny…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

The night of Thursday, 9th December. 1886, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Ribble but there were huge white breakers out seawards. A barque called the Mexico…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 5

The steamer "Sterling" has located the wreck of the "El[?]gamite." Two of the survivors taken from the raft absolutely deny that they sucked each other's blood,…

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Foundering of a Steamer London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 December 1902 · page 1

An American steamer foundered on Lake Erie during gale. Fifteen lives were lost…

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The Ferry Steamer Una

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 4

Our attention has been drawn to the action of the Department in withdrawing the Una from the ferry service for the ensuing five weeks, which will cover the busy…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. the Fatal Rift

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 5

The Elingamite inquiry is expected to lead to some revelations. Some of these may be gathered from reading between the lines in the very full reports of the disaster in the…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. the Inquiry at Auckland. Captain Attwood's Evidence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1902 · page 3

AT the inquiry into the wreck of the Elingamite Captain Attwood was the first witness called. At 10 o'clock on Sunday it came on thick suddenly,…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1902 · page 1

Interest in the wreck of the steamer Elingamite was revived in Sydney o[?] Saturday evening by the arrival of the barque Otago, from New Zealand, with…

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Another Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1902 · page 1

A large quantity of wreckage has been picked up off Granite Island, South Australia. It is believed a vessel has been lost…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1902 · page 1

At the Elingamite inquiry yesterday Dr. Goldie said that half an hour before striking he knew they were approaching the Three Kings, and that…

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Disaster to an Oil Steamer

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 5

One of tho Shell Transport oil steamer—the Geneffe—was blown up recently in Polembang, in the Straits Settlement, the disaster Involving the loss of…

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