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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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Gold from the Wairarapa Wreck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 4

A SINGULAR case has come before the New Zealand Chief Justice. When the steamer Wairarapa was wrecked at the Great Barrier Island in October, 1894, there were on board two New Zealand miners…

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The Wreck of the Fido

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1898 · page 2

SINCE the storm of the 5th of last month fears have been entertained for so many vessels, the Fido amongst the number, that the announcement on Wednesday of the finding of wreckage from the Fido…

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Stealing Goods From the Wreck

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 18 June 1898 · page 2

At the Murrumburrah Police Court last Wednesday, before Mr Bourke, J.P., Robert Lambert, of Harden, was charged with having stolen goods the property of the Railway…

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Freetrade Wreckage

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 July 1898 · page 2

PUBLIC attention was recently called to the ominous fact that an old and important flax spinning firm of the highest standing in Leeds, after having…

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Fire on the P. AND O. Steamer Ganges. London, July 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 4

A fire broke out yesterday on the P. and O. steamer Ganges while lying at Bombay, and a great part of her cargo, together with her fittings, was seriously damaged. In order to facilitate the work…

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The War. the Spanish Fleet Annihilated. a Great Sea Fight. the Spanish Vessels Forced Ashore. Capture of Admiral Cerveras. Thirteen Hundred Spaniards Taken Prisoners. London, July 5, 5.40 a.m

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

THE destruction of Admiral Cerveras' fleet on Sunday completely altered the situation. Rear-Admiral Sampson allowed the Spanish fleet under Admiral Cerveras to leave…

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Cable News. Burning of a Steamer. London, July 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 July 1898 · page 6

The American steamer Delaware, which was laden with ammunition, has been burned at sea. The officers and crow displayed magnificent coolness, and owing to their efforts the whole of the…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday, 1.43 p.m. A Schooner on the Rocks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 4

THE schooner Liffey is reported to be on the rocks at Ballina. Tile crew were saved. Steamers in Trouble. The steamer City of Grafton, bound…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] Sydney, Wednesday, 1.32 p.m. Strange Cause for a Wreck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 4

The steamer Wendouree, whilst leaving Newcastle Harbour this morning, struck on the sunken wreck of the Colonist, and is now full of water, and likely to become a total wreck. The crew were…

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A Steamer Ashore

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 2

EARLY on Wednesday morning, as the steamer Wendource was leaving Newcastle, she went ashore on the Oysater Bank, on the wreck of the Colonist. All…

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Wreck of a Torpedo-boat Destroyer. London, July 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 4

A British torpedo-boat destroyer of the first-class has been wrecked at Simon's Town, Cape Colony…

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The Wreck of the China. London, Aug. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 2

The salvors of the P. and O. Company's steamer China, which went ashore at Perim Island some months ago, are blasting the rook underneath the vessel. As soon as this work is completed they will…

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The Wreck of the China. London, Aug. 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 August 1898 · page 4

Salving operations are still proceeding at the wreck of the P. and O. Company's steamer China. Ninety-two tons of lead have recently been taken out of her hold…

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A French Cruiser Wrecked. London, Aug. 18

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 2

The French cruiser La Perouse has been caught in a tidal wave at Madagascar and wrecked. General Galliene, the Commander-in-Chief at Madagascar, who was on board, has a narrow…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] Sydney, Monday, 1.54 p m. A Steamer Sunk

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 4

During a dense fog prevailing in the harbour this morning the Government steamer Kate and the Manly steamer Narrabeen collided off Garden Island. The Kate was…

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An Australian Trader Ashore. London, Aug. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

The ship Firth of Cromarty, bound from Glasgow for Sydney, has gone ashore at Corsewall Point, Wigtown, Scotland, and is expected to become a total wreck. The passengers and the crew were…

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Wreck of an Alaskan Trader. London, Aug. 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 4

The Stickeen Chief, an Alaskan trader, has been wrecked. Of her passengers and crow 40 were drowned…

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The Wreck of the Stickeen Chief. London, Sept. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 September 1898 · page 2

When the news of the wreck of the Alaskan trader Stickeen Chief was first received it was stated that 40 of her passengers and crew had been drowned. It is row reported that all her passengers were saved…

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Launching of a New Steamer. London, Sept. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 September 1898 · page 4

The Orient Steam Navigation Company has launched a now steamer, the Omrah, at Glasgow…

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The Soudan. Surrender of the Khalifa's Steamer. London, Sept. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 September 1898 · page 4

The steamer which the Khalifa some months ago sent to the Bahr-el-Ghazel to operate against the white people who were said to be descending that river near Fashoda has returned to Omdurman, and…

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