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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

The Inverell Argus · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 4

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

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Wreck of the Elingamite. an Inverell Resident's Version

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 2

Writing in reference to the rescue of the Elingamites wrecked passengers Mr. Hugh Amesbury, dentist, of Inverell, gives the following interesting…

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Vessel Wrecked. PERTH

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

THE Austrian steamer Zvir, 2100 tons, loaded with sugar for Adelaide, became a total wreck on the 27th ultimo, off Point Cloates. There were no lives lost. The…

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Cablegrams. London. Thursday. A Steamer Founders. 28 Lives Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 4

The Spanish steamer "N'[?]ptune" foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Twenty-eight lives were lost…

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American Finances. a Splendid Surplus. The United States treasury shows a surplus of £18,250,000. Spanish Steamer Sank. Many Lives Lost

The Inverell Times · Saturday 6 December 1902 · page 1

The Spanish steamer Neptune has foundered in the Bay of Biscay, 28 lives being lost…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1902 · page 7

THE night of Thursday, 9th December, 1886, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Ribble, but there were huge white breakers out…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancanshire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 December 1902 · page 2

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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Ship Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 December 1902 · page 2

The ship " Invierlochy," from Liverpool, with a general cargo, was wrecked on the Victorian coast. All the crew were safety landed at…

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No more Deaths from Shipwreck

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 December 1902 · page 3

IF all that is claimed for the new lifesaving apparatus constructed by a Genevan citizen be true, we may expect that in the near future no wrecks,…

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