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Mid North Coast · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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The Ketch Lansdowne

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 4

It may be noted in regard to the sinking of the Lanadowne ketch last Wednesday, in Sydney harbour, that this was the vessel which, in June 1893, was the means through…

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Ketch Lansdowne Sunk

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 7

AT about 4 o'clock last Wednesday morning a serious collision occurred in Sydney harbor the vessels concerned being the well-known collier Currajong and the ketch Lansdowne…

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The Steamer Waikato. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 9

The s.s. Aboun has picked up the disabled steamer Waikato, and will arrive at Freemantle to-morrow after a 3,000 miles tow…

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Steamer on Fire. London, October 1

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 5

THE steamer Montoya has been destroyed by fire on the River Magdalena Columbia South America Thriry of the passengers perished…

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The Brigantine Stanley Ashore. the Crew on an Island, Wellington (N.Z.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 6

THE brigantine Stanley, of 348 tons, missed stays off Red Mercury Island, and went ashore Yesterday. She is expected to become a total wreck. The crew got ashore by a line from the vessel, with three days'…

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Loss of a Canadian Steamer. 11 Passengers Drowned London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 6

ELEVEN of the Passengers of the Dominion Line steamer Soctsman which went ashore at the entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle between Labrador and Newfoundland were drowned Complaints were…

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News by Wire. Steamer Ashore. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 9

The steamer Mermaid is ashore eight miles from Seal Rocks. All hands are saved…

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The Steamer Mermaid. Beached Near Seal Rocks. Sprung a Leak while on the way from Forster to Newcastle. All Hands Safe Ashore. Likely to become a Total Wreck. Forster

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 7

The steamer Mermaid from Forster to Newcastle, sprang a leak last night, about eight miles south of Seal Rocks…

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The Steamer Delay. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 1 November 1899 · page 2

SIR,—Will you allow me space to voice my complaint against the way we are continually being treated by the N.C.S.N. Co. Here it is now that…

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Lower Manning Dairy Co.'s New Steamer. Successfully Launched

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 November 1899 · page 2

COOPERNOOK was on fete on Saturday last, when the new steamer, built for the Lower Manning Dairy Company, Ltd. for conveying cream from several parts of the district to the factory, was successfully…

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A Melbourne Sensation. Attempt to Wreck a Team. Bomb Placed on the Like

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 18 November 1899 · page 6

At Melbourne on Monday afternoon it transpired that an attempt was made to wreck a tram in Bourke-street on Saturday night. Opposite St…

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The Steamer Nineveh. Melbourne

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 December 1899 · page 4

The work of discharging the Melbourne portion of the Nineveh's cargo was pushed on with to-day, but will not be completed until…

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The Sea Going Steamer. (To the Editor of the Chronicle.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 December 1899 · page 6

SIR,—Permit me to draw the attention of your readers to the announcement contained in your Wednesday's issue re the Coraki. She is timed to leave…

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Disaster to a Lifeboat

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 8

The Aldeburgh lifeboat capsized in a gale off the coast of Suffolk. Six of the crew were drowned, and the remainder, numbering 12, were…

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Schooner Dismasted. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 8

The schooner Louisa Messell, while on a voyage from the Nambucca River to Sydney, met with very heavy weather, losing her foretopmast and…

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A Lifeboat Capsized. Six Men Drowned. London, December 8

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 5

THE Aldeburgh (Suffolk) lifeboat capsized in a gale off the coast of Suffolk yesterday. Six of the crew were drowned, and the remainder, numbering 12, were rescued with…

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The s.s. Konigin Luise Ashore. London, December 8

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 December 1899 · page 5

The North German Lloyd's new steamer Konigin Luise, of 10,500 tons, is ashore in a critical position at the mouth of the Scheldt, Holland. She trades between…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Twenty-one Lives Lost. London, December 26

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 December 1899 · page 7

The steamer Ariosto, bound from Galveston, United States, to Hamburg have been stranded at Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina…

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