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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

11 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers

An Unsinkable Life-boat

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1899 · page 1

A lifeboat hat been invented which it seems impossible to sink. It has been put to severe tests in which a crew of twelve men capsized the boat, ran it on a…

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wrecked

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 3

The Dominion liner Labrador has been wrecked. The creiV aad passengers were saved…

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The Stella Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

The survivors of the ship Stella testify to the recklessness exhibited by the captain. They state that he exclaimed, when the fog rendered his…

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A Schooner Missing

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

Fears ara entertained for the safely of the schooner Marion, which left Napier for Taino, on March 3, and has not since been heard of…

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A Woman the Solitary Survivor of a Shipwreck

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 1

On April 3rd, 1886, it was publicly announced that Queen Victoria had written to Miss Elizabeth Mouatt, expressing her sympathy with the…

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Steamer Missing

Manilla Express · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 3

The tug returned to Newcastle last evening, unable to find the steamer Wollumbin. It is thought she has either put to sea or is sheltered in one…

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Wrecks

Manilla Express · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 3

There are no further developments of the Lock Sloig wreck. There are still no tidings of the Perthshire. It is probable that…

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Loch Sloy Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 3

Two more bodies from Loch Sloy have been recovered and buried…

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Wreck Sold

Manilla Express · Saturday 10 June 1899 · page 3

The wreck of the Lindus was sold yesterday for £75. She was valued at £10,000 before the wreck…

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Wrecks

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 3

TWO serious wrecks, with loss of life, are reported from West Australia namely, the Carlisle Castle and City York…

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Ashore

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 5

The Gulf of Siam is reported to be ashore near Moonta, South Australia. She is in no danger…

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