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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Wreck of the Ventnor

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

FURTHER particulars of the steamer Ventnor which left Wellington on Sunday for Hongkong, and foundered near Hokianga, state that the vessel had nine Chinese passengers…

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Foundering of a Steamer. with a Cargo of Chinese Bodies

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 1

The steamer Ventnor which left Wellington on Sunday last for Hongkong with a cargo of 500 Chinese remains and Weal port coal, has…

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Foundering of a Steamer, with a Cargo of Chinese Bodies. Auckland (N.z.)

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 4

The steamer Ventnor, which left Wellington on Sunday last for Hongkong with a cargo of 500 Chinese remains and Westport coal, has foundered off Hokianga Bar, the…

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Wreck of the Ventnor

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 5 November 1902 · page 2

THE Ventnour's crew differ as the probable fate of the missing boat. The Frenchman Ohein says that the jumped out of the captains boat when the Ventnor was almost…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. a Ketch Ashore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 November 1902 · page 4

News from Fiji reports that the ketch Dewdrop is ashore at Keppel Island. THEY DON'T WANT THE VOTE. A large number of women of the better class…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 2

News from Auckland has been received to the effect that the steamer Elingamite was totally wrecked at Three Kings on Sunday morning. Twenty-seven passengers and fourteen of the…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday. the Wreck of the Elingamite

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 3

The captain of the Elingamite stood by his vessel till he was washed overboard. When she struck it is thought the vessel was nearing the New Zealand coast. The weather was thick…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. a Vessel Worth £70,000

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

THE steamer Elingamite, one of the finest and best known liners of the Huddart, Parker fleet, crashed on a cluster of islands known as The Three Kings off the North Island of New…

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Dreadful Shipwreck and Loss of Life. AUCKLAND

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite, from Sydney to Auckland, totally wrecked at the Three Kings Islands on Sunday morning during a dense fog…

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The Elingamite Disaster. How the Wreck Occurred. 126 Unaccounted For

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 4

A feeling of dismay and surprise was manifested in Sydney on Tuesday morning when it was announced that the Elingamite had been wrecked on the Three Kings. She had on board…

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The Elingamite Wreck. the Zealandia to the Rescue. Saves 92 LIVES. Auckland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

A dense crowd thronged Queen-street Wharf this afternoon as the steamer Zealandia with 92 more survivors from the wreck of the Elingamite came slowly steaming to berth. Great…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday. Wreck of the Elingamite. 70 Survivors Picked Up

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 4

The steamer Manganui (? Wanganui) has picked up a boat with seventy of those who were on the Elingamite, including Messrs. Reid, Wyllie, and Goldie, aboard. The raft with 40 aboard is still…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite

Goulburn Herald · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

THE steamed Zealandia reached Auckland on Wednesday with the captain, purser, the second and third engineers, sixty-three passengers, and twenty-six of the crow of the…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. a Vessel Worth £70,000

The Yass Courier · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

THE steamer Elingamite, one of the finest and best known liners of the Huddart, Parker fleet, crashed on a cluster of islands known as the The T[?]ree Kings…

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Shipping Disaster. Wreck of the Steamer Elingamite. Auckland

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The Three Kings, and the. dreary waste of water which surrounds this cluster of islands off the North Island of New Zealand, have been the scene of a terrible Shipping disaster. The…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Eighty-nine More Survivors Found. Auckland

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 3

A dense crowd thronged the Queen-street Wharf this afternoon as the steamer Zea-landia, with 89 more survivors of the wreck of the Elingamite, came slowly to the…

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The Elingamite Wreck. the Second Raft Picked Up. Terrible Sufferings. Half the Occupants Lost. a Goulburn Survivor. Wellington

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

H.M.S. Penguin has picked up a raft containing eight survieors of the wreck of the Elingamite. Auckland, Friday…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Wreck of the Elingamite

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

There is no further trace of the missing persons from the Elingamite. It is supposed that the raft went down with the steamer. It is stated that it was fully found and provisoned…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Death and Starvation. Terrible Sufferings and Privation

Goulburn Herald · Monday 17 November 1902 · page 2

As briefly reported on Friday, the missing raft belonging to the wrecked steamer Elingamite has been picked up by H.M.S. Penguin. Eight of the men are dead, but…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite, one of the finest and best known liners of the Huddart, Parker fleet, crashed on a cluster of islands known as the Three…

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