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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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Series of Wrecks. Many Lives Lost Os the British Coast. Acts of Conspicuous Bkaykuy. London. April 3

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The Weather which caused the foundering of the mail steamer Stella on tile Casquets has been responsible for a series of wrecks about the coast of the…

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Terrible Shipwreck

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible shipwreck is reported as having taken place off Alderney during a dense fog in the English channel. The steamer Stella, loaded with…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 4

The steamer Eurimbia which left Brisbane for Sydney has been 63 hours ont and not heard of it is feared she has broken down…

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Collision Between Light Ship and Steamer. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 5

DURING a dense fog a steamer collided with the Goodwin Sands' lightship. Help was obtained from Ramsgate by means of wireless telegraphy…

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Yesterday's News. [By Telegraph.] [Through Our Special Agents.] the Steamer Wollumbin. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 5

THE disabled steamer Wollumbin was yesterday towed to Sydney by the steamer Nambucca, which picked her up off Terrigal, with her propellar shaft…

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Accident to a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 May 1899 · page 3

The steamer Tomki, bound from Sydney to Richmond, struck Morns Point, Nelson's Bay, and was beached to save foundering. A leak was temporarily…

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A Woman the Solitary Survivor of a Shipwreck

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

ON April 3rd 1886, it was publicly announced that Queen Victoria had written to Miss Elizabeth Mouatt, expressing her sympathy with the…

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Wreck on Australian Coast

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 May 1899 · page 3

The ship Loch s1oy, was wrecked on the South Australian coast on 24th April. One of the crew, who arrived at Cape Bonda in an exhausted condition, says that 34 passengers…

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Wreck of the Loch Sloy. Great Loss of Life. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1899 · page 3

THE following telegraphic communication from Cape Borda, South Australia, was posted at the General Post Office, Sydney, this morning:—…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 5

The non-arrival of the Steamer Perthshire, at the Bluff is creating a feeling of alarm in shipping circles…

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The Loch Sloy Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 5

The bodies of nine men and two women have been washed ashore from the wreck of the Loch rloy…

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A Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 5

A FURTHER careful search for the steamer Perthshire has resulted unsuccessfully. The steamer Duckenfield left…

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Wreck of the Loch Stoy

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1899 · page 2

THE following telegram was received from Cape Borda on Thursday:--"No further developments with regard to the wreck. A lad left the station this morning to go along the cliffs with provisions…

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Steamer Ashore. All Hands Saved

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 3

The steamer Tekapo, from Tasmania, ran ashore at 4 o'clock this morning, in a fog 2½miles to the southward of the Here ward wreck. All hands were saved. The vessel is…

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The Loch Sloy Wreck. Recovery of Bodies

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 May 1899 · page 3

Twelve bodies have been recovered from the wreck of the Loch Stay, the majority being mutilated beyond recognition…

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A Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 5

THE STEAMER Talune has failed to find any trace of the missing steamer Perthshire on a voyage to New Zealand…

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Purchase of a Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 5

The wrecked steamer, "Tekapo," was sold by auction to day for £380. It was purchased by the Union Company…

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Wreck Sold

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 3

The wrecked steamer Tekapo was sold to-day for L380…

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Adelaide. Another Steamer Missing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 3

A careful search has been made for the steamer Ohan on the coast without success. It is believed the steamer has foundered with all hands. There were no passengers on…

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The Steamer Tepaka. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 5

THE wrecked steamer Tepaka attracted ' thousands of sightseers on Saturday and Sunday. A start will be made to-day to…

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