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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 2

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after…

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A Burning Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 4

The Italian steamer Vittoria took fire and was Scuflied during a voyage from Genoa to Buenos Ayres. The passengers and crew, numbering 423, were landed at…

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Largest Steamer Afloat. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 5

THE White Star liner "Oceanic," the largest vessel afloat, has been launched at Belfast…

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Wrecked. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1899 · page 2

The British ship, Andelana, 2579 tons foundered during a squall off Lacoma, Puget Sound. There were 19 on board, all of whom were drowned. '…

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A Ketch Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

The Ketcb Margaret was wrecked near Akaroa N. Zealand the crew being saved…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 7

A considerable amount of welldeserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total…

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A Steamer Scuffle

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 4

A disturbance occurred oh board the steamer Fsirlight on the passage from Manly yesternight, several persons being injured. Pickpockets…

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An Old Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

THE oldest steamer in the world is the Industry, which was built in 1814, and plied for about sixty years on the Clyde, and was…

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A Disastrous Wreck. Crew Drowned Like Rats in a Trap

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

THE steamer Warrimoo, which arrived at Wellington (N.Z.) on Tuesday from Vancouver, brings further particulars of the loss of the barque Andelana at Tecoma on…

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An Overdue Steamer. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 5

THE Cunard steamer Pavonia is overdue, having been disabled in a hurricane near Azores…

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Steamer Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the Cunard steamer Pavonia which has not been heard of since the fifth instant on which date it was disabled by a hurricane…

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Collier Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

The English Collier Arno his been wrecked near Portsmouth, and 13 of the crew were drowned…

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Another Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 4

The steamer "Labrador", bound from Halifax to Liverpool, has been wrecked on the New Hebrides. The passengers and crew were saved…

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Arrival of an Exploring Steamer. Auckland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1899 · page 5

THE Southern Cross, an Arctic exploring steamer, has arrived at Port Chalmers. The captain declined to give any…

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New Steamer

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 3

Three thousand persons visited the new Orient steamer Omah on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The amount collected(£75) will be devoted to Sydney charities…

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The Latest Cables. LONDON, Sunday. the Stella Wrecked

The Inverell Argus · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible disaster happened in the English Channel on Thursday night. The steamer Stella, with 210 passengers, excursionists, was wrecked near…

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Our Special Cables. [Reuter's Service.—copyright.] a Disastrous Wreck. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

A wreck of a most disastrous character is reported. The steamer Stella was engaged on an excursion to the Channel Islands. The sea was calm,…

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Sale of a Wreck. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 5

THE wreck of the barque Regent Murray was sold to day by auction. Mr. Samuels, of Newcastle, became the purchaser for the sum of £53…

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Starof New Zealand in Collision. a cattle steamer sunk

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

Another channel disaster has been reported, this time from the coast of Sussex. The steamer Star of New Zealand, 4840 tons, belonging to the Star of New…

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French Barque Wrecked. Twenty Five Lives Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible disaster overlook the crew of a large French barque, the Marechal Lannes, on the coast of Pembrokeshire. She barque took a cargo of coal aboard…

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