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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1897

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Outrage by Pirates. a British Steamer Seized

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 7

In connection with the piratical outrage on board the British steamer Peg[?] on July 8, between Edie and Sumatra, the following particulars…

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Another Shipwreck. Loss of the Barque Seladon

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 August 1897 · page 3

The barque Seladon left Newcastle on July 13, 1896, with a full cargo of coal for Honolulu. On the night of August 7, when the vessel was going…

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The Wreck of the Tasmania. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 5

The Government has concluded arrangements with diver May, of Sydney, to endeavour to recover the mails and jewellery from the wrecked steamer Tasmania…

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Auckland. the Tasmanian Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1897 · page 3

The New Zealand Government have concluded an arrangement with diver May, of Sydney, to endeavor to recover the mails and jewellery from the wrecked steamer…

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Steamer in Difficulty. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1897 · page 5

THE steamer Circassian, of the Anchor line, broke her shaft in the Atlantic, and was subsequently picked up by a Danish vessel and towed one hundred miles until…

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The Tasmanian Wreck. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 5

The wreck of the Tasmania has been sold to a syndicate for £25…

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Auckland. Sale of a Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1897 · page 3

The wreck of the Tasmania has been sold to a syndicate for £25…

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The Tasmania Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 22 September 1897 · page 4

'The reserved judgment concerning the wreck of the Tasmania was delivered at Auckland to-day. The captain and third officer were found…

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Yesterday's News. [Through Our Special Agents.] [By Telegraph.] Wrecked. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1897 · page 5

THE barque Australia was wrecked whilst on a voyage from London to Capetown. No particulars are to hand…

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The Largest Cargo Steamer. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 5

THE White Star steamer "Cymric" has been launched from Harland and Wolfs yard, Belfast. She is 23,000 tons burthen, and is the…

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A New French Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 October 1897 · page 6

Great preparations are being made at Toulon for the launching of the Indus, a new Bloomer for the Messegeries Maritimes China and…

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The Wrecked Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 3

The steamer Kameruka remains in the same position. The sea is moderating. The passengers and crew go on to Sydney…

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Steamer Wrecked Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 5

The Illawarra Company's steamer Kameruka was totally wrecked at midnight on Tuesday, near Moruya Heads. She was bound from Eden to Sydney…

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Our Wires. (Per Greville's Telegram Company) Sydney. Monday, 11.40 a.m. Steamer Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 3

The Illawarra Coy's steamer Kameruka was totally wrecked at midnight on Saturday, near Moruya Heads. She was bound from Eden to Sydney with a cargo of produce. A heavy…

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Wreck and Loss of Lives. [By Cable.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 5

THE Spanish steamer Triton has been, wrecked off the northern coast of Cuba. The purser and one passenger have been saved, and it is feared that 200 passengers…

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Vessel Wrecked

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1897 · page 3

The steamer Triton, from Havana to Bahia Honda, Cuba, has been wrecked, It is feared that 200 passengers and a number of Spanish soldiers have been drowned…

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Wreck of the Triton. Loss of 200 LIVES

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 4

The loss of life by the wreck of the Spanish steamer Triton on the coast of Cuba was 200…

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The Tasmanian Wreck. New Zealand

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 5

A COMPANY has been formed at Napier to recover salvage from the wreck of the steamer Tasmania, and, if possible, to raise the steamer…

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Barque Foundered. Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 4

The Barque Corallera foundered off the coast of Chili, the vessel's ballast shifting in a gale which tossed the barque about considerably. All hands…

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Lifeboat Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 December 1897 · page 5

While proceeding to help a vessel in distress the lifeboat at Margate, England, was wreaked 10 of the crew being drowned…

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