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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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

Houses Wrecked by Strikers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 4

Several houses have been wrecked by the strikers in Bethesda, North Wales. Troops were sent to quell the disturbance…

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The Columbia Ashore

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1902 · page 3

The ship Columbus is ashore at [?] Gulf, but it is expected that she will [?] off after some timber and cargo has been lightened…

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A Schooner Missing

Manilla Express · Wednesday 2 April 1902 · page 2

Fears are entertained for the safety of the schooner Premier, which left Sydney for Fernmount ten days ago…

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Wreck Feared

Manilla Express · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

It is feared that the British-Indian Company's steamer Camorta has foundered in the Bay of Bengal, with the crew of 89 and 650 native…

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A Tragedy of the Sea. Shipwreck, Murder and Cannibalism

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 4

The following remarkable story of a sea tragedy is here published for the first time in Australia. More lucidly than any narrative of recent…

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Disabled Steamer

Manilla Express · Wednesday 16 July 1902 · page 2

The steamer Waikato with broken shaft is drifting 30 miles daily…

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Steamer Missing

Manilla Express · Wednesday 6 August 1902 · page 2

It is feared that the Quiraing has foundered, but a further search will be made…

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Wreck of the Dumont Airship. Aeronaut Saved, But Balloon Ruined

Manilla Express · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 4

M. Santos Dumont, whose daring knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Monte Carlo. His airship was totally wrecked in…

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Lifeboat Di[?]asters in Lancashire

The Moree News · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 6

The night of Thursday. 9th [?]ember 1886,was one and clear off the February of the R[?]bbie.[?] there were huge when [?] out seawards. A bar[?] called be Mexico…

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Total Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 September 1902 · page 2

The steamer Mambare has been totally wrecked at New Hebrides. No lives were lost…

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Very Latest. Missing Steamer

Manilla Express · Wednesday 10 September 1902 · page 2

An enquiry was commenced to-day, respecting the missing steamer Quiarang. It was stated she compared very well with other vessels of…

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Warship Ashore

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 2

The American bittleship Iowa is above on the Braailian Coall,…

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How the Tulip Wrecked Holland

Manilla Express · Saturday 4 October 1902 · page 3

In these sober days, when the tulip the queen of spring flowers, is to be bought and sold as cheaply as 3s. a 100, it may seem hard to realize the…

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Barque Wrecked

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 3

The barque May is reported to have been wrecked on the west coast of zealand All the crow, with the exception of one native boy were drowned…

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Special Telegram. Wreck of the Elingamite 95 Persons Missing. SYDNEY

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Eliogamite, from Sydney to Auckland, was totally wrecked at Three Kings Islands on Sunday morning during a dense fog…

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A Wreck

Manilla Express · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

News has been received of the total loss of the steamer Elisgamite on the Three Kings, on the extreme north of New Zealand. Fifteen of the crew…

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The Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 5

No trace of the missing boat from the elingamite is yet found, although diligent search has been maintained…

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Terrors of the Sea. the Wreck of the Elingamite. Heroic Acts and Pathetic Incidents

The Moree News · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

The wreck on Sunday week of the vessel Elingamite, bound from Sydney to New Zealand, through striking a rock near the New Zealand coast, pro-…

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The Elingamite Wreck. Terrible Sufferings. Deaths From Thirst and Exposure

Manilla Express · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

H.M.S. PENGUIN picked up, on Friday, a raft containing eight survivors of the wreck of the Elingamite. The following, who were originally…

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The Elingamite Wreck

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

A corpse has been seen ten miles from where the Penguin picked up the raft…

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