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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Missing Steamer. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 4

There is no news of the mission steamer Quiraing, which is now 24 days out from Newcastle to New Zealand. It is expected that the warship…

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Steamer Aground

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 July 1902 · page 4

The steamer Ouraka, bound to Sydney, is aground near Point Lowly, S.A…

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Steamer Quiraing

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 2

The warship Ringarooma left New Zealand on Saturday to search for the missing steamer Quiraing…

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

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 3

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

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Fire on a Steamer

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 August 1902 · page 4

The fire on board the Union steamer Aparuna, which put into Albany, W.A., is very serious. It is feared about 4000 torn of cargo are on fire. Every effort is being…

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Missing Schooner. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1902 · page 3

The labor schooner Sybil, from Solomon Islands, bound for Queensland with 100 men, is missing, and is supposed to have foundered…

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Wrecks at Port Elizabeth

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 3 September 1902 · page 3

Seven vessels are ashore at Port Elizabeth. Two have foundered…

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New Zealand Steamer in Collision. 17,000 Carcases of Lamb Destroyed

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 9 September 1902 · page 3

The collision between the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Rangatira and the ship Ardgowan was a rather sensational affair according to…

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Warship Wrecked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 September 1902 · page 5

The American warship Iowa is ashore on the Brazilian coast…

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Steamer Founders

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

The British steamer Metsdale foundered off Garfuna Island; the captain and 13 of the crew were drowned…

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Fatal Shipwreck

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 3

The British steamer Metisdale has foundered off Garfunn Island. The captain and 13 of the crew were drowned…

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Salvation Army Service of Song. Wreck of the Wairarapa

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 September 1902 · page 2

AN instrumental and vocal service of song, intitled, "The Wreck of the Wairarapa," was given to a splendid audience by the local brass and and singing company of the Salvation…

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Bank Wrecked. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 September 1902 · page 3

A man armed with a revolver and a bomb entered the office of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Skagway, Alaska, and demanded 20,000 dollars. The…

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How the Tulip Wrecked Holland

The Cobar Herald · 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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A Barque Wrecked

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 18 October 1902 · page 5

The [?] May, has been totally wrecked on the New Zealand coast. The whole of the crew except a native boy was drowned…

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Foundering of a Steamer

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 2

Auckland (N.Z.). Wednesday morning—The steamer Ventnor, which left Wellington on Sunday last for Hougkong with a cargo of 500 Chinese…

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A Real Robinson Crusoe. A Shipwrecked Sailor Founds a City

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 8 November 1902 · page 3

THE story of the life of John Sullivan, who died in Seattle, Washington leaving 2125,000, reads like the romance of a second Robinson Crusoe, the London 'Daily News'…

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The Elingamite Wrecked. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, November 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite from Sydney to Auckland was totally wrecked at Three Kings Island on Sunday morning, during a dense fog, Twenty-seven passengers and…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Fatal Shipwreck. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 3

THE steamer Elingamite from Sydney to Auckland was totally wrecked at Three Kings Island on Sunday morning during a donse fog. 27 passengers and 14 of the crew landed…

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The Latest Telegrams. Wreck of the Elingamite. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 3

The steamer Elingamite with 80 passengers, which left Sydney for Auckland on the 5th instant, was totally wrecked on Three Kings Islands on…

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