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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1895

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How Wrecks Drift

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1895 · page 6

THE ways of derelicts are interesting and peculiar. There was one vessel that broke in half in the North Atlantic just where…

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Canadian Mail Steamer. [By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 5

THE Canadian mail steamer Warrimoo arrived it Sydney this evening from Vancourer…

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Notes from the Antipodes. Wreck of a French Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 8

A telegram from Vigo, in Spain, reported on the 9th inst. the foundering of the French vessel Dom Pedro on Monday night, 27th May, at…

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Foundering of a Steamer. Great Loss of Life. [By Wire.] Sydney, Thursday, 2.45 p.m

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 5

The steamer Catterthun sank off the Seal Rocks during the night. The captain, the second mate, Dr. Copeman. Mr. Crane, and 16 Chinese were saved. It is believed the…

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Wreck off the Australian Coast. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1895 · page 5

THE steamer Catterihun sank off the Seal Rocks daring last night. The captain, second mate, Dr. Copeman, Mr. Crane, and 46 Chinese were saved…

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Latest Telegraphic News. SYDNEY, Friday Night. The Late Shipwreck

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

No further news has been received to-day regarding the wreck of the Catterthun, except that Pilot Fawkes reports from Forster that there are no…

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Shipwreck on the Coast. Loss of the Catterthun. Sydney

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

The steamer Catterthun, which tins brought ninny a cargo of ten here from China, left Sydney on Wednesday afternoon on the return trip to China,…

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Vessel Ashore

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

The Warrimoo, of the Canadian-Australian line, went ashore during a dense fog at Cormauh Point, Vancouver, but afterwards floated off, apparently without serious…

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West Australia. a Barque Ashore

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

The four-masted barque Mayhill, from Midellesborough to Geraldton, with a cargo of 2947 tons of rails for the Cue railway, went ashore near Geraldton on Saturday…

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A Barque Ashore. [By Telegraph.] Perth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

THE four-masted barque, May Hill, from Middlesborough to Geraldton, with a cargo of 2947 tons of rails for the Cue railway went ashore near Geraldton on…

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The Warrimoo Ashore [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

THE steamer Warrimoo, of the Canadian-Australian line, went ashore during a dense fog at Cormanah Point, Vancouver, but was afterwards floated, apparently without…

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The Wreck of the Catterthun. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

AN inquest was held at Forster, to-day, on the bodies of three men recovered from the wreck of the Catterthun. The Coroner came from Strond, a…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] the Wreck of the Catterthun. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

Two more boats belonging to the Catterthun have been picked up, also another body, that of a Chinaman. The survivors of the wreck arrived at…

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The Wreck of the Catterthun. Narrative of a Survivor

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 2

MR. T. C. CRANE, an officer of the Eastern Extension Cable Company, a survivor, says: We left Sydney at 5.30, or we got outside the Heads at that time We found on getting into the…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company.) Sydney. Monday, 12.14 p.m. the Catterthun Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

Two more boats belonging to the Catterthun have been picked up, also another body, that of a Chinaman. The survivors of the wreck arrived in…

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The Wreck of the Catterthun

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

An inquest was held at Forster to-day on the bodies of the three men recovered from the wreck of the Catterthun, the coroner having to come sixty miles from Stroud over…

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Dr. Copeman's Statement. a Dramatic Account of the Scene at the Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 3

Dr. A. H. Copeman, of London, who 1b touring the 'world, said:—"I arrived in Sydney from New Zealand the day before the Catterthun sailed…

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Wreck of the Cattert[?]n. Thrilling Accounts of the Catastrophe. Captain Fawkes's Detailed Statement

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 3

A reporter interviewed Captain Fawkes, Mr. A. W. Lanfear (second mate), Dr. A. Copemnn, and Mr. Chas. Crane survivors of wrecked steamer…

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Wreck of the Catterthun. the Inquest. Cause of the Disaster. Mr. Frazier's Box Found. Locating the Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 2

The Catterthun inquest was continued to-day. Second officer Lanfear stated that the course he was steering was directed by…

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The Wreck of the Catterthun. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 August 1895 · page 5

THE inquest on the victims of the Catterthun disaster has been adjourned for a week for the presence of some witnesses from Sydney…

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