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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

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Shipwreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

The ship 'Gairloch,' bound from Onehunga to Opinaki, New Zealand, was totally wrecked off New Piymouth, the crew being saved. There…

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Wreck of the 'Zelateur.' the Priests Stop a Native Fight

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 7

Further particulars respecting the wreck of the Norwegian barque 'Zelateur,' were received by the Union Company's steamer 'Manapouri,' which…

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The Elingamite's Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 4

Attempts to recover the gold from the wreck of the "Elingamite" proved unsuccessful, owing to the strong current prevailing at the time…

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The Elingamite Wreck. the Captain Found Guilty, Sydney, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

THE finding of the Court inquiry into tHE wreck of the Elingamite was deliverrd at Auckland thin morning. It stated tha[?] there was no foundation whatever for the…

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Cablegrams. London, Monday. Steamer Foundered. All Hands Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1903 · page 4

The steamer " Upupu," bound from Cardiff to Cork, foundered off Ballycotton. All on board perished…

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Lifeboat Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1903 · page 4

A lifeboat capsized at Port Talbot, Glanmorganshire. Six of the crew were drowned…

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Weather in England. Gales and Wrecks. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 8

Heavy gales have swept the British coasts, and numerous wrecks have occurred. The barque, Fingal, bound for…

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The Wrecker. I.

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 7

When Mamie Crocker stepped from the front door plain little frame dwelling under the willow by the river side that lowering December afternoon, she glanced…

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WRECKED. (Copyright.)

The Inverell Times · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 2

Confound it. Belle, when a man comes home tired and discouraged, he can't stand this eternal worry about bills."…

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Steamer Fatality

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

A steamer with 80 passengers, overturned on the Hudson River, America. 19 of the passengers were drowned…

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The Wrecker. Continued

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

After several seconds of this strained silence he said in an awed whisper:-- "And so you have come with [?]em -- come for me-- to take me back into [?]am with you…

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Steamer Missing

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 2

The steamer Ausgar, with a large cargo of wheat and flour for Sydney from New York, has been posted as missing. The insurances on her cargo total £39,OO0…

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Steamer Ashore

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

A cable has been received to the effect that the steamer "Damascus," from Sydney, went ashore between Durban and Capetown, but was…

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Wreck of the Shamrock. LONDON, April 17

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

SIR THOMAS LIPTON'S new yacht Shamrock III., went out for a trial spin with Shamrock 1., and was caught in a sudden squall off Weymouth, with disastrous…

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A Turbine Steamer. LONDON,.Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1903 · page 5

THE turbine steamer Emerald success fully crossed the Atlantic despite severe gales…

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Wonderful New Lifeboat

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 3

CAPTAIN M'LELLAN is the inventor of a new and extraordinary lifeboat. A smart, trim looking craft, with an immaculate coat of white…

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Telegrams Sydney, Friday. A Steamer Disaster. Eight Fatalities

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 4

The steamer "Oakland," bound from Newcastle to Sydney, foundered yesterday near Port Stephens. Eight of the crew were drowned…

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Steamer Oakland Foundered

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 3

The steamer Oakland, bound from Newcastle to Richmond River, foundered at 4 o'clock, on Wednesday morning, while trying to enter Port…

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Wreck of a Steamer. Eleven Persons Drowned

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 4

THE steamer Oakland foundered off Cabbage Tree Island when trying to enter Port Stephens early on Wednesday morning. She was coal laden, and left Newcastle on…

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Wreek of the Steamer Oakland. 11 of the Crew Drowned. SYDNEY. Friday 2 p.m

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 2

THE steamer Oakland, bound from Newcastle to Sydney, foundered yesterday near Port Stephana, eight of the crew being drowned…

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