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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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Wreck of the Lindus. Newcastle

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

The Marine Board has severely censured Captain Forester in connection with the wreck of the Lindus…

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Mishap to a Steamer. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

The steamer Dungaree, bound for South Africa, is disabled off the lightship, and a tug has gone to her assistance…

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Tee Perthshire. the Steamer Safe

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 4

Public excitement wis caused on Saturday by the announcement that the steamship Perthshire had been sighted on June 7 by the sailing vee[?] Vera jean , bound from Japan to Newcastle, when…

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Another Shipwreck. No Trace of Survivors. Between Thirty and Forty People Missing. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 2

News has been received from Bookingham of a total shipwreck. The vessel was the Carlisle Castle, bound from Liverpool to Fremantle…

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An Overdue Steamer

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

There is still no signs of the Steamer Waikato, now seventy four days out from London to Wellington…

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Shipwrecks Off the W.a. Coast. the Carlisle Castle Ashore. Great Loss of Life

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

A telegram was received on Friday from Perth (W.A.) to the effect that the barque Carlisle Castle, 1344 tons, bound from Liverpool to Fremantle…

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Wreck of the City of York

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

The ship City of York, in command of Captain P. H. Jones, 1167 tons register, laden with a general cargo, including 744,000ft. of redwood lumber…

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Fire on the Steamer Pilbarra. Small Damage Done

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 27

The steamer Pilbarra arrived from West Australia on Tuesday morning on fire, which broke out about 2 o'clock when off Wollongong. The hatches were battened down and the…

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A Steamer in Dock on Fire. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

A serious fire occurred on board the island steamer Ysabel, while lying in Mort's Dock. Several deck cabins were destroyed--the damage amounting to…

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Latest by Telegraph News of the Steamer Waikato. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

The steamer Waikato, overdue from London to New Zealand, was sighted on the 31st July, 1200 miles east by south east from the Cape of Good Hope, with…

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Children's Column. the Wreck of the John Andrews

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 14

From the man who has done a little of everything we heard this story of the Great Lakes:— The John Andrews was a lumber barge…

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Disaster at Sea the Steamer Tekoa. Supposed to Have Foundered. London, August 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 26

A serious disaster has befallen the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tekoa, 4,050 tons, which left Wellington for London on July 19…

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Naturalist. Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 2

On Wednesday, March 12, 1873, a cat reappeared at the house of a Mrs Mowbray, at West Hartlepool, Durham, after having [?]aped from drowning or starvation by…

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Wreck of the Thermopylae. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

Additional particulars regarding the wreck of the Thermopyle state that the wreck is to be sold under water. A good deal of cargo is being washed ashore, but…

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Wreck of the Thermopylae. Two Well-known Racehorses Lost. 10 Boxes of Gold Valued at £50,000 Saved

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

A private cable message was received in Melbourne early on Wednesday morning announcing that the Aberdeen White Star line steamer, Thermopylae, 3 711 tons register, Captain W. Philip,…

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Naturalist Puss Saved From Shipwreck by Swimming

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 20 September 1899 · page 1

On Wednesday, March 12. 1873, s cat reappeared at the house of a Mrs Mowbray, at West Hartlepool, Durham, after having escaped from drowning or sta[?]tion by…

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An Empire's Wreckage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1899 · page 24

A Tunis message to the London Daily Mail says :-The report of the Commission of Antiquities and Fine Arts respecting the discoveries made in Tunis during the past few…

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A Disabled Steamer. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer, Gulf of Genoa, from Manchester bound to Sydney, has been towed into Cape Town with her shaft broken…

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The Missing Steamer Waikato. Newcastle

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer Djina arrived at Newcastle from Mauritius to-day, and reported having passed the steamer Absalom with the missing Waikato in tow. The vessels…

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The Wrecked Racehorses. How Chesney and Kiora Were Saved. a Remarkable Story. Capetown, September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 37

I do not know that I can add anything to the details which will have been published in The Leader before this letter reaches you regarding the almost inexplicable total wreck of the…

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