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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Plague on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 5

Two deaths front plague have occurred on board the steamer "City of Perth," at Dunkirk.,…

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Most Costly Merchant Steamer in the World

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

THE sum of £1,235,000, for which the directors of the North German Lloyd are arranging policies of insurance on their new steamer the…

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Horrible Death in a Steamer's Crank Pit

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

LYING in the bottom of one of the crank pits of the steamship La Touraine of the French line, while every revolution of the enormous…

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Caught in the Ice. a Steamer's Peril. Drifting Towards the Arctic

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 June 1902 · page 5

The steamer Portland, with 100 passengers, has been caught, in an ice-pack while on the homeward voyage from Alaska to Seattle. The vessel is…

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A Wreck. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

THE German steamship Gustav Adolph, from Fremantle, has been wrecked, off Caledon. ([?]) The captain and three of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Wrecked

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 July 1902 · page 4

The Adelaide Company's steamer, "Karraweera" went ashore in the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, and it is feared her back is broken…

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The Steamer Quirang. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 5

No tidings have as yet been received regarding the missing steamer Quirang, which is now 17 days out from Newcastle for Dunedin…

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A Disabled Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 5

The steamer "Waikato was sighted drifting In the South Atlantic with a " "broken shaft…

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The Steamer Quirang. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1902 · page 5

THERE is no news to hand regarding the missing steamer Quirang, now 24 days out from Newcastle to New Zealand. It is expected that the…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 5

The night of Thursday, 9th December 1886, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Ribble, but there were huge white breakers out seawards. A barque called the Mexico…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 5

The warship "Sparrow" will leave to-morrow in search of the overdue steamer "Quiriang."…

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The Steamer Waikato. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 5

THE search for the steamer Waikato has, so far, proved fruitless…

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The Missing Steamer

The Inverell Times · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 5

The warship Karrakatta has returned after an unsuccessful search for the missing ect. men Quirang…

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The Steamer Waikato. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1902 · page 5

THE steamer Waikato has been sighted. The shaft was repaired. The vessel is proceeding to her destination…

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The Steamer Quiraing. New Zeland

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1902 · page 5

ANOTHER warship left New Zealand on Sunday in search of the missing steamer Quiraing…

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A Missing Schooner. Supposed to Have Foundered

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 4

The labor schooner Sibyl which left Townsville for the Solomon Islands eight weeks ago has not since been heard of and is supposed to have been lost with…

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A Missing Schooner

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 5

The labor schooner "Sibyl," which left Townsville for the Solomon Islands eight months ago, has not since been heard of It is supposed…

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Wreck of the Dumont Airship. Aeronaut Saved, But Balloon Ruined

The Inverell Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 2

M. Santos Dumont, whose daring knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Menta Carlo. His airship was totally wrecked in…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancasnlre

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 2

The night of Thursday, 9th December. 1896, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Kibble. tut there were huge white breakers out seawards. A barque called the Mexico,…

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Supposed Loss of a Schooner

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 5

The Queensland labour sohooner "Sybil," whioh is supposed to have been lost, had one hundred hands on board, all told…

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