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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Shipwreck at New Hebrides. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 September 1902 · page 2

The ship, Manbre, an island trading [?] has bean totally wrecked off the New Hebrid[?] The crew was [?]…

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Wreck of the Mambare

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 September 1902 · page 29

News was received on Friday of the of Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co's well known island steamer Mambare. A message reporting the disaster came to…

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Wreck of the Dumont Airship. Aeronaut Saved. But Balloon Ruined

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 October 1902 · page 4

M. Santos Dumont, whoso daring knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Monte Carls. His airship was totally wrecked in…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster. The S.S. Elingamite Wrecked. At Three Kings' Islands. Ninety of the Passengers and Crew Missing. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 3

The steamer Elingamito, bound from Sydney to Auckland, was totally wrecked at the Three Kings' Islands, on Sunday morning, during a dense…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. a Steamer Ashore

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite from Sydney, to Auckland, struck on the Three Kings Islands, off the New Zealand coast, on Sunday morning and has…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. 126 Persons Missing. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

Latest details of the wreck of the Elingamite show that when the vessel struck it was soon seen that she must become a total…

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The Wrecked Steamer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 35

The Elingamite was a steel screw steamship of 2,585 tons gross register and 1675 tons net. She was built in 1887 by C. S. Swan and Hunter, of Newcastle-on-Tyne…

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The Steamer Elingamite. Wrecked at the Three Kings Islands. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 35

News has just been received from Hohoma via Doubtless Bay that the steamer Elingamite was totally wrecked at Three Kings on Sunday morning. She sailed from Sydney for…

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An Unlucky Steamer. Two Collisions in £4 Hours. Brisbane

The Independent · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Lady Musgrave, going down the Brisbane River last night, bumped against the Chingtu bound for Hong Kong, but no damage was done…

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Telegraphic Intelligence SYDNEY, Thursday, 7 p.m. Wreck of the Elingamite

The Independent · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

Further particulars of the wreck of the Elingamile off the New Zealand [?] state that the Zealandia reached [?]ding…

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Wreck of The Elingamite. WELLINGTON

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 3

The latest particulars of the wreck of the Elingamite are that the steamer encountered the fog at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, and her engines were…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

[?] are searching for the survivors of the Elingamite wreck, but so far have failed to find any trace of those still missing. Three men's bodies picked up by the…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The messages received from New Zealand this morning showed that a very large proportion of the passengers of the wrecked steamer Elingam[?]te had…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Latest Details. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 3

There are no tidings of the missing beat from the wrecked steamer. From lists made up, it is estimated some 27 or 28 passengers and crew are still missing. The…

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The Elingamite Wreck. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Zealandis, which picked up 92 persons belonging to the Elingamite, reached Sydney to-day, but only beings four survivors…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite. Terrible Sufferings. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 November 1902 · page 34

News was received early this morning that H.M.S. Penguin was returning to Auckland with the survivors of the missing raft from the wrecked steamer Elangamite…

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The Elingamite Wreck. Fate of the Missing Boat. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 21

The steamer Mararoa, which arrived from Auckland to-day, had on board Mr. M. A. Leifson, his wife and child, who were landed at Hohoura in the first boat from the…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry into the wreck of the Elingamite was opened on Wednesday, and adjourned until Friday in order to enable the…

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