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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

18 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Cablegrams. Steamer Foundered

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

It is feared that the steamer Camoola with a crew of eighty-nine and six hundred and fifty native passengers has foundered during a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal…

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Wreck of a Malay Proa

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 3

THE schooner Essington arrived at Port Darwin from Bowen Straits last week, bringing the sole survivor of the crew of a shipwrecked proa. The man relates that…

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Sketcher. the First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 June 1902 · page 2

IN many quarters the idea seems still to prevail-- and we gave expression to is quite recently in an article on 'Some Early Steamships'--that the…

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

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 22 August 1902 · page 2

M. Santos Dumont, whose darling knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Moute Carle, His airship was totally inrecked in…

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How the Tulip Wrecked Holland

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 October 1902 · page 2

In these sober days, when the tulip the green 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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Foundering of a Steamer

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 31 October 1902 · page 3

Auckland (N.Z.) Wednesday.—The s.s. Ventnor left Wellington last Sunday under favorable conditions bound for Hougkons with a cargo of Westport coal also the…

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The Ventnor Wrecked WITH 500 Coffins on Board

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 1 November 1902 · page 2

Some gruesome news reached Sydney on Wednesday morning. It was to the effect that the steamer Ventnor had foundered on the New Zealand coast with 500 dead bodies…

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To-day's News. the Elingamite a Total Wreck Sydney

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 November 1902 · page 3

THE steamer Elingamite, from Sydney to Auckland, was totally wrecked at Three Kings' Islands on Sunday morning. Four boats…

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Wreck of the [?]lingamite

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 3

THE steamer Zealandia reached Auckland on Wednesday with the captain, purser, the second and third engineers, 63 passengers, and 26 of the crew of the Elingamite. The…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The[?] Zealandia rescued some of the survivors from the Elingamite, who had landed on Kings’ Island where they had lighted a fire, and attracted the steamer’s…

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The Steamer Elingamite Wrecked

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 3

A feeling of dismay and surprise was manifested in Sydney on Tuesday morning when it was announced that the Elingamite had been wrecked on the Three Kings. She…

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The Wreck of the Elingamite

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The second mate's (Mr. Renaut) version of the disaster is as follows:—The Elingamite struck Three Kings about a quarter to 11 a.m. on Sunday. The weather had been very thick for the previous…

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The Wreck of the Elingamitee

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

H.M.S. Penguin picked up a raft containing eight survivors of the Klingamite 60 miles north east of the Three Kings. Thousands of people awaitad her arrival at…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

The missing raft belonging to the wrecked steamer Elingamite has been picked up by H. M. S. Penguin. Eight of the men are dead. but the other eight are recovering…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Zealandia in Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 3

FROM information supplied to Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and CO., it appears that the missing boat was provisioned and supplied with water. One of the stewards who…

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A Steamer Foundered

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 19 December 1902 · page 2

The steamer Marlay foundered in Dublin Bay during a storm. The crew of14 were drowned one only escaping…

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The Wittelsbach Still Ashore

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 23 December 1902 · page 3

The German battleship Wittlestach still shore near Korsoer in the Great Belt. Attempts made by the cruiser Prinz Henrick and the battleship Kaiser…

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Tug Foundered

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 30 December 1902 · page 2

The tug boat Tiger foundered on her trial trip, six of those on board being drowned. SYDNEY, Monday…

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