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New England · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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The Lady Musgrave Wrecked. All Hands Saved

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1904 · page 3

The steamer Lady Musgrave, trading between the northern rivers and Brisbane, we wrecked on Sunday morning while crossing the Richn[?]ond har. Three passengers…

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Japanese Steamer Sunk. LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 April 1904 · page 5

THE Russian fleet sank the Japanese coasting steamer Hanyei at Miao Island on Sunday, and captured the passengers and crew…

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The Steamer Aramac

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 2

BRISBANE Friday.—The steamer Aramac, which struck on Breaksea Spit, north of Fraser Island, a few week ago, was safely docked last night…

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New Apparatus to Prevent Ship-wrecks

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1904 · page 3

THE cause of three-fourths of the ship-wrecks and loss of life at sea seems about to be removed, according to a writer in a recent issue of…

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A Steamer Stopped by Russians

The Inverell Argus · Thursday 7 April 1904 · page 3

The German mail steamer Stuttgart which arrived at Perth yesterday was stopped and inspected by a Russian steamer on the voyage out…

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Steamer Ashore. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 5

OWING to a dense fog in the harbour this morning, the steamer Kirribilli ran ashore near Milson's Point. There were only a few passengers on board, and all were safely…

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Shipwrecked Seamen. Lead and Wood for Food

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 4

The steamer 'Sonoma' brings news in reference to the survivors of the barque 'Mary A. Troop,' abandoned at sea. After the nineteenth day…

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Those Shipwrecked Aliens

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 2

Thus the "Dungog Chronicle":--"The Walcha "Witness" gets off that venerable and mean old lie about the Federal Government refusing to…

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Steamer Stopped. LONDON. Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 May 1904 · page 5

A Russian gunboat stopped the P. and O. Company's mail boat, the Osiris, in the Mediterranean for two hours, and went through the mails…

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Steamer Sunk

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1904 · page 4

The ferry steamer "Katie mysteriously sank at her mooring in John ston Bay yesterday, after completing a day's service…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

The union steamer Aparima,' from Calcutta to Suva, is overdue, and grave fears are entertained regarding her safety…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Tuesday. French Ship Wrecked. All Hands Saved

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 4

The French ship, "Vilie de Saint Nazaire," was totally wrecked off New Caledonia. All hands were saved. The vessel crashed on to a reef…

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A Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 4

The steamer "Wakool," bound from Melbourne to London, returned to port with a serious fire in her hold. The passengers behaved with great…

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Steamer Released

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 4

The steamer "Empire" was released from quarantine this morning, after being thoroughly fumigated. A num ber of the crew, who had been…

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A Schooner Beached. SYDNEY Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1904 · page 5

WHILE in tow off the Manning bar to-day the schooner Australia was struck by a big sea and badly injured. The tow rope was cut and the vessel…

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Fire on a Steamer. Great Loss of Life

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

An excursion steamer was burnt in New York harbor on Wednesday, resulting in great loss of life. A thousand children and 900 adults…

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Mail Steamer Wrecked. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 5

QUEENSCLIFFE reported at 4.30 this morning that the look out station had advised that the mail steamer Australia, 6901 tons, inward from London,…

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The Excursion Steamer Disaster. LONDON

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 3

THE excursion steamer General Slocum was burnt while proceeding along the East River to Long Island, New York. One thousand children and 900 adults connected…

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Awful Disaster. Excursion Steamer Burnt. Great Loss of Life. London

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 2

An excursion steamer, the General Slocum, was burnt while proceeding up East River to Long Island, New York…

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Wreck of the Steamship Australia, All Hands Saved. SYDNEY, Monday Morning

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 21 June 1904 · page 2

THE mail steamer Australia, inward bound from London, has been wracked off Port Phillip Heads. A11 hands were saved. Later,…

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