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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1896

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Wreck of a Steamer. 172 Lives Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 4

The steamer Hoziumari was sunk in a collision on the Japanese coast. A hundred and seventy eight persons were drowned…

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A Remarkable Wreck Incident

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 July 1896 · page 2

In our recent notice of the death of Mr. Henry Boyd, an old Richmond River settler, a thrilling incident connected with a wreck near the…

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The Wreck of the Drummond Castle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1896 · page 7

SINCE the loss of the Elbe no shipping disaster has come so much home to us as the foundering of the Drummond Castle recently (says…

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Riot at a Bull Fight. a Building Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

A serious riot occurred at a bull fight at Marseilles, on Sunday. The performers, who were all women, refused to proceed, and the audience…

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A Steameb Ashore. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 5

The new steamer Chindera ran ashore on entering the Tweed River yesterday, and is expected to become a total wreck…

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Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1896 · page 5

The new steamer Chindera ran ashore on entering the Tweed River yesterday, and is expected to become a total wreck…

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Wrecked. Sydney, Thurday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 5

THE ship Ettie has been wrecked at Esperance Bay, Western Australia, and Captain Osborne-and the mate, Chas. Bradley, have been drowned…

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Shipwreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1896 · page 5

The ship Euie has been wrecked at Esperance Bay, Western Australia. Captain Osborne, and the mate, Charles Bradley, were drowned…

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Ironclad Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1896 · page 4

The American ironclad Texas has gone ashore on Rhode Island in a dangerous position…

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Foundering of a Steamer. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

THE coasting steamer Bogong, yesterday, foundered near the entrance to Snowy River, the captain and two others being saved, but five men are missing…

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Melbourne. Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1896 · page 5

The coasting steamer Bogong yesterday foundered near the entrance to Snowy River. The captain and two others were saved, but it five men are missing…

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Missionary Steamer Wrecked. the Day Spring

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 5

The Presbyterian Missionary steamer Day Spring has been totally wrecked on a reef north of New Caledonia…

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Wreck of the Dayspring. Survivors in Sydney. Their Story

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

The survivors of the wreck of the Dayspring arrived this morning by the mail steamer from Noumea. It has transpired that the vessel struck an…

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Steamer Attacked by Whales

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1896 · page 3

A REMARKABLE story of whales attempting to destroy a steamer is vouched for. The screw steamer Seminole, 2557 tons,recently arrived…

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Steamer Wrecked. Ten Vebsons Deowned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 6

The steamer Mempis was wrecked on Tueaday on the coast of Ireland, lO personas being drowned,…

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Wreck of a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1896 · page 4

The German mail steamer Salier was totally wrecked on the coast of Spain the other day…

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The Wreck of the Salier. [By Cable.] LONDON,Sunday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 5

FURTHER particulars of the wreck of the steamer Salier show that the total drowned was 280, the bodies of the captain and 29 others have been washed ashore…

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London. Sunday, Shipwrecks

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 December 1896 · page 3

By the capsizing of the German ship Rajah, in the British channel, during a sudden [?]squall, 16 persons were drowned. Further particulars of the wreck of the…

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