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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

28 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 2

Wreck of a Schooner

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 2

Later particulars of the wreck of the schooner "Eclipse," at Pine Island, Queensland, show that the chief officer was drowned…

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Release of a Steamer. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1900 · page 5

THE steamer Bundesrath, which was captured by a British warship recently on suspicion of carrying contraband of war, has been released…

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Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1900 · page 2

The China steamer "Airlie" is ashore on Chatham reef, near Cooktotrn, and it is feared trill become a total wreck…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out on board the steamer "Kallatina" at Grafton this morning. Serious results threatened, but owing to the exertions of the crew, the outbreak…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Foundering of a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 March 1900 · page 2

The steamer "Cambria," trading beween Bunbury and Fremantle (W.A.), struck a rock near Garden Island on Sunday night, foundering almost…

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Bob Blizzard Ib Africa. His Shipwreck and Adventures. Chapter Iv

The Inverell Times · Saturday 10 March 1900 · page 9

Our camp in the evening was under a hill with a side like a cliff, on top of which was perched a village, which my bammock men told me was…

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Wreck of the "Glenelg."

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1900 · page 4

There is no trace of any further survivors from the wrecked steamer "Glenelg." It is now stated that 28 souls perished. The Captain and…

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The Late Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1900 · page 2

Six bodies have been washed ashore from the Glenelg wreck. Some of them being terribly mutilated by sharks…

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Wreck of the Mexican. London, Wednesday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1900 · page 5

THE enquiry respecting the wreck of the steamer Mexican has elicited serious charges of drunkenness and indiscipline on board the lost vessel…

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A Steamer in Trouble

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 4

The steamer " Manchester Court" touched the rocks at Brisbane Rirer today and knocked a hole in the hall. It is feared the vessel will be compelled to…

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Vessel Ashore. All Hands Saved. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

A VESSEL in ballast, bound from Capetown to Newcastle, went ashore at Cape Pateison, on the Victorian coast. The Crew, numbering 17, were saved…

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An Appalling Wreck, Sierra Nevada Gone to Pieces Over Twenty Lives Lost

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 11 May 1900 · page 2

THE ship Sierra Nevada, 1400 tons bound from Liverpool to Melbourne and Sydney, went ashore on the rocks at Portsen, near Melbourne on Wednesday morning at 1…

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An Appalling Wreck. Sierra Nevada Gone to Pieces

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 May 1900 · page 3

The ship Sierra Nevada, 1400 (one, bound from Liverpool to Melbourne and Sydney, went ashore on the rocks at Portsea, near Melbourne, on…

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The Sierra Nevada Wreck. Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1900 · page 5

Two more bodies have been washed J ashore from the wreck of the Sierra Nevada. This makes a total of five bodies washed ashore from this wreck…

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A Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

The barque 'Lady Mabel' has been wrecked at Nelson's Bay…

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A Steamer Re-floated. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 5

THE Coraki steamer which went ashore on Monday last at the Manning Heads has been successfully re-floated…

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Collision at Sea. the Steamer Bremer Sinks. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

THE steamer Orotava, with 1200 troops aboard for South Africa, collided with the German steamer Bremer off Ushant. The latter-sank, but all [?] board were…

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A Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1900 · page 4

The steamer "Mapourika," which is ashore near Picton, New Zealand, is expected to be refloated…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1900 · page 5

ADVICES from Manilla show that the steamer Futami Marra is likely to become a total wreck. The vessel is insured for £200,000. The passengers…

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