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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Wreck of the May. How the Disaster Occurred. Another Vessel Missing. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 October 1902 · page 2

Further details of the wreck of the barquentine May show that she went ashore close to where the barque Concordia was stranded…

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The Wreck of the May. The Tug Safe. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 October 1902 · page 2

In the storm which completely wrecked the barquentine May and stranded the Concordia it was feared also that the tug Pilot, which had…

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A Steamer Founders. a Cargo of Dead Chinese. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 1

News was received from Wellington, New Zealand, this afternoon that the steamer Ventnor, bound for China with a cargo of coal and the bodies…

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Wreck of the Ventnor. Supposed Loss of Life. Captain and Portion of Crew Missing. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 October 1902 · page 2

Later information concerning the foundering of the Ventnor gives reason to doubt that all the crew were saved…

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The Wreck of the Ventnor. The Missing Boat. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

The fourth boat of the wrecked steamer Ventnor, which is still missing, contained Captian Ferry, seven members of the crew, and five…

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Telegraphic News Wreck of the Ventnor. SYDNEY

Western Grazier · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Ventnor, which left Wallington, New Zealand, on Sunday for Hongkong, with a cargo of 500 Chinese remains in soffine, foundered…

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The Wreck of the Ventnor. The Chinese Corpses

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1902 · page 3

"DEAR me," said Quong Tart, the well-known Sydney merchant, when informed of the d[?]ter to the steamer Ventnor by an Evening News reporter,…

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Disaster at Sea. Steamer Elingamite a Total Wreck. Off the New Zealand Coast Several Boats Missing. Fears for their Safety. List of the Survivors. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 2

Haddart, Parker, and Co's fine intercolonial steamer Elingamite, lately trading between Sydney, Hobart, and New Zealand, has…

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TELEGRAPHICNEWS Wreck of the Elingamite. SYDNEY

Western Grazier · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite, from Sydney to Aurkland, was totally wrecked at Three King's. Lolants, Dorth ceast of New Zooland, Yesterday (Sunday)+…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. No News of the Missing Boats. 126 Persons Unaccounted For. Anxiety Throughout Australia. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

Very little fresh can be said about the wreck of the Elingamite. It is stated that the captain of the vessel, after being washed overboard,…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. No News of the Missing Boats. The Captain Washed Overboard. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 4

It is presumed that the wrecked steamer Eingamite struck what is known as the Middle Rock of the Three Kings. The captain and mate…

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Wreck of the Ventnor. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The missing boat of the corpseladen Ventnor, along with some wreckage and a number of cases (probably contaning the bones of…

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2nd Edition the Wreck of the Elingamite. Stories of the Survivors. Captain Reid's Heroism. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 4

Captain Attwood and Captain Reid, after landing the passengers from the Elingamite on the Three Kings, wantad to attempt to at once return…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Passengers and Crew Picked op. By the Zealandia. Two Boats now Missing. Interview with an officer. [By Telegraph.] Auceland, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 1

Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s [?]teamer Zealandia has reported at Mangonui, in the far north of New Zealand, that it picked up 70 of the passengers and…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. The Zealandia's Survivors. Rescued from the Three Kings. List of the Names. The Captain Saved. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Wednesday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

The Zelandia, which arrived here late yesterday afternoon, brought the following passengers and crew of the wrecked steamer Elingamite:…

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Another Steamer Missing. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Torganten, from Newcastle (New South Wales) to Gisborne, coal laden, is now 11 days out and has not been reported. It…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Searching for the Missing Boats. No Traces Found. Several Dead Bodies Recovered. A Relief Fund Started. [By Telegraph.] Auckland, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The captain of the steamar Clansman, which has arrived at Kohour[?], reports that he could find no trace of the missing raft and boat of the…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Stories of the Survivors. Captain Reid's Heroism. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 4

Captain Attwood and Captain Roid, after l[?]nding the passengers from the Elingamite on the Three Kings wanted to attempt to at [?] return…

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Telegraphic News Wreck of the Elingamite. Eighty of the Survivors Rescued. One Boat Still Missing. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 3

The steamer Zealandia picked up a boat and a raft containing 80 of the survivors of the Elingamite, and is returning to Auckland with them…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. The Survivors on the Raft, Thrilling Story of the Sea. Eight Live Out of Sixteen. Drinking Salt Water Turns them Mad. Heartrending Experiences. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The survivors of the wrecked steamer Elingamite picked up by H.M.S. Penguin tell a terrible tale of suffering and privation…

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