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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

72 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

Wrecked on Chesterfield

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 4

NOBODY can tell the following story better than the writer dells it himself. 'In 1891,' he says, 'I first experienced the miseries of scute indigestion. I was obliged to…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 4

A fire broke oat st Part Adelaide, last night, on board the steamer "Balmoral" About 5000 tons of sugar were destroyed, either by fire or…

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Wrecked on Chesterfield

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 1

NOBODY can tell the following story better than the writer tells it himself. 'In 1891,' he says, 'I first experienced the miseries of scute indigestion. I was obliged to…

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Wreck of a Torpedo Boat

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 4

The famous torpedo boat destroyer "Viper" struck a rock off Alderney during a fog, and foundered. All hands were saved…

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Wreck Op the 'Lizzie Bell.'

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 August 1901 · page 4

The Court of Inquiry into the wreck of the ship "Lizzie Bell," has found that it was caused by negligent navigation…

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Wreck of a Barque

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 4

The French barque "Notre D[?] de la Gerde," has been wrecked off New Caledonia. All hands were saved…

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A Schooner Foundered

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 3

The schooner "Jessie Nichol" struck a reef yesterday off Cape Campbell, New Zealand, and foundered. The crew were all saved…

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A Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 5

The Yukon steamer "Icelander" struck an iceburg near Junaen, Alaska, and sunk within 25 minutes. Sixtyfive lives were lost and 107 saved…

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Steamer in Jeopardy

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1901 · page 2

The steamer Oakland struck the bar on Ballina Heads this morning and is hkely to become a total wreck…

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A Schooner Missing

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 4

Fears are entertained of the safety of the schooner "Toogooloo," which left Gape Hawke for Sydney, on the 27th ultimo, and has not since been…

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Lusitania Wreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 3

FURTHER particulars are to hand concerning the wreck of the Atlantic liner Lusitania, bound from Liverpool to Montreal at the end…

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Shipwrecked Crew

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1901 · page 5

Steamer "Quiraing" signalled from Cape Moreton to-day to the effect that it had on board the shipwrecked crew of the steamer "Moonstone,"…

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A Bargue Wrecked. the Crew Saved

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 5

The Norwegian barque " Stateminister Setmer" was wrecked in the Tongan group. It appears the vessel sprang a leak…

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Wreck of a Torpedo Boat. Eighteen Lives Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 5

The torpedo boat "Cobra" struck a reef and foundered. Eighteen lives were lost…

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Our Wires. Through Greville's Telegram Company. Wreck of the Cobra. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 3

The torpedo boat destroyer Cobra, which was a sister vessel to the Viper (recently wrecked), had just been completed at Elswick. She struck on the Dowsing Shoal at…

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The Wreck of the "Cobra." Great Loss of Life. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1901 · page 8

The [?] boat, destroyer, "Cobra" which was a [?] vessel to the [?] [?] wrecked; bad had been completed at [?] she [?] She struck on the Downing Shoal…

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Wreck of the Pegasus

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1901 · page 5

About half-an-hour after midnight on Thursday morning, 20th July, 1843, the steamship Pegasus, having started from Leith, on the cast coast of Scotland, on…

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The Steamer Monowai. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 5

THERE is some anxiety concerning the steamer Monowai which left New Zealand last Friday for Hobart. She is now four days overdue, and has…

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An Overdue Steamer. Fears of her Safety Entertained. Sydney, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1901 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE aniety is felt for the safety of the Monowai, now four, days overdue from the Bluff to Hobart…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 October 1901 · page 5

Two steamers left Hobart yesterday in search of the overdue steamer "Monawai," which left New Zealand on Tuesday, and is now five days…

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