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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1904

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

The wrecked steamer Australia is on fire. No persons are on board…

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Latest Telegraphic. The Missing Steamer. SYDNEY

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 2

No hope is entertained for the missing steamer Nemesis, which is thought to have foundered with all hands, while en route from…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. a Clairvoyant's Warning

The Inverell Times · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

It is now certain that the steamer Nemesis has been lost and all her crew, consisting of 32 souls, 16 of whom were married men. Some…

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Wreck of the Nemesis.' Thirty-two Lives Lost

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 5

There new appears to be little doubt that the wreckage strewn on the Cronulla Beach is that of the ill-fated steamer Nemesis, which has evidently…

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Washed, Ashore. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

THE body seen yesterday afternoon floating off Cronulla beach was washed ashore to-day. It was that of a man, apparently a Scandinavian, 30 years…

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German Steamer Stopped. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

A NORTH German Lloyd steamer, arrived at Aden, reports that on Friday she was stopped in the Red Sea by a Russian volunteer cruiser and…

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The Wrecked Australia. MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 5

THE fire on board the Australia burnt itself out. There is no trace of the wood work of the saloons or cabin, the brass fittings were melted, and the…

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Wreck of the Nemesis. a Clairvoyant's Warning

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1904 · page 3

It is now certain that the steamer Nemesis has been lost and all her crew, consisting of 32 souls, 16 of whom were married men Some pathetic scenes were witnessed at the…

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Traik-wreckers Their [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 2

Evening at De Aar, An awed [?] has fallen upon a place of great unquiet for there is stern, grim work afest, and the breathl…

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The Wrecked, "Australia"

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 July 1904 · page 5

The recent fire on board the steamer "Australia" is likely to preclude the possibility of floating the vessel…

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Wreck of the Nemesis

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 23 July 1904 · page 5

Three now appears to be little doubt that the wreckage strewn on the Cornulla Beach is that of the ill-fated steamer Nemesis, which has evidently foundered in the recent gale…

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The Latest. Another British Steamer Seized. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1904 · page 5

A RUSSIAN vessel of the Volunteer Fleet seized the British steamer Ar dova, which was bound from New York to Manila and Japan…

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Another Steamer Seized. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1904 · page 5

A RUSSIAN Volunteer cruiser seized the P. and O. steamer Formosa, bound to Yokohama, in the Red Sea. The steamer was taken to Suez flying the Russian flag, and…

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The Wrecked Nemesis. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1904 · page 5

ANOTHER body, supposed to be that of one of the crew of the ill-fated Nemesis, was observed floating off Cronulla beach to-day. The police went out to…

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Wreck of the Dom Pedro

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 13 August 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday, 28th May, 1895, intelligence was recovered of the loss of the steamer Dam Pedro on the north-west Spanish coast off Carril, in the province of…

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Wreck of the Aigburth.'

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 August 1904 · page 3

The steamer 'Guthrie,' which has arrived at Cook town from New Britain and New Guinea, brings news that three cheats from the wrecked ship…

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A Memorable Wreck

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1904 · page 2

SATURDAY last was the 47th anniversary of the Wreck of the Dunbar. Since the 20th August, 1857, there have been many terrible disasters at sea and on land, but nothing which has a more…

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The 'Nemesis' Wreck

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5

The Marine Gourt found that the lost steamer ' Nemesis' was properly manned and well found and fitted with the necessary equipment…

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Wreck of the Dom Pedro

The Inverell Argus · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 6

On Tuesday, 28th May, 1895, Intelligence was received of the loss or the steamer Dom Pedro on the north-west Spanish coast off Carril, in the province of…

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Wreck of a, Barque

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1904 · page 5

The four-masted barque 'Saragossa,' from Newcastle to 'Frisco, was wrecked off Cook Islands. A sail-maker named Taylor was drowned in attempting to…

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