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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1898

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The Rush to Klondike. Another Disaster. a Schooner Founders. Thirty-four Lives Lost. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 June 1898 · page 3

Another sad disaster has taken place in connection with the rush to Klondike. News has been received from Alaska of the foundering of the…

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The Wreck of the Maitland. Conclusion of the Enquiry. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 June 1898 · page 2

The Marine Board finished their inquiry into the loss of the steamer Maitland to-day, and will give their decision next week…

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Melbourne. Friday. Attempt to Wreck a Mine

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

About 8 o'clock last night an attempt was made to blow down the puppet legs at Linsell's North Red, White and Blue mine at Bendigo by dynamite or lithofracture…

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Orange and Green. the Belfast Riots. Liquor Shops and Houses Wrecked. Order Restored by Cavalry. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 3

The rioting in Belfast, which resulted from the celebration of the '98 centenary, was continued yesterday. The Orangemen looted liquor shops…

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Wreck of the Maitland. Marine Board Enquiry

The Worker · Saturday 11 June 1898 · page 5

The Marine Board enquiry into the wreck of the Maitland, which occurred at Boat Harbor on May 6, was concluded on Monday…

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Tasmania. a Steamer Wrecked. the Grafton Ashore. Crew and Passengers Rescued. Launceston, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 June 1898 · page 2

The steamer Grafton, belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand, which arrived off the Strahan bar this morning, apparently struck the bar…

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A Shipwreck. Loss of the Galatea. Stranded in the North Sea. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 June 1898 · page 2

A telegram received by the Morchant's Exchange to-day states that the Galatea 1694 tons, Captain Card, seven days out from Hamburg to…

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General Cables. Fire on a Steamer. the Cycling Accident. the Colliery Strike. Italian Troubles. Storms in Hungary

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

As a result of a fire on board the P. and O. steamer Ganges, lying at Bombay, the vessel was entirely destroyed…

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The Naval Engagement. Full Details. Swept by Shot and Shell. Driven Ashore a Burning Mass. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 2

The news of the destruction of Admiral Cervera's Spanish fleet is fully confirmed. The story far excels in sensational interest that of the…

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An American Steamer Lost. Coolness of the Crew. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 2

The American steamer Delaware has been burnt at sea, but the whole of her passengers and crew were saved owing to the magnificent coolness of…

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Rough Weather. Vessels in Distress. a Schooner Ashore. a China Steamer Disabled. the City of Grafton in Trouble. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 July 1898 · page 2

There has been a good deal of rough weather along the coast, lately. The schooner Liffey, while being towed over the Richmond Bar, has…

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Shipwreck at Newcastle. the Wendouree Ashore. Strikes the Oyster Bank. Newcastle, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 2

The oyster bank at the entrance to Newcastle harbor, to-day proved the grave of yet another vessel. While Huddart Parker and Co.s steamer…

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Intercolonial. Sydney. Wednesday Wreck of the Steamer Wendoree— Asuore at Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 2

Huddart, Parker and Company's steamer Wendoree, while proceeding to [?]ca from Newcastle, shortly before five [?]olack this morning, went ashore on the Oyster Bank,…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. the Steamer Macleay in a Worse Position. a Tug Lends Assistance. But Breaks Down. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 July 1898 · page 2

The steamer Macleay, which went ashore at Port Macquarie on Monday, is in a worse position to-day. The tug Thistle, which went to her…

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Captured. a Blockade Runners Fate. a British Steamer. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 3

The Americans still maintain a very strict blockade of the port of Havana which still holds out against them…

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The Latest. Shipping Troops to Spain. a British Steamer Captured. London, July 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 July 1898 · page 2

The Spanish authorities desire the troops who surrendered at Santiago, and who are to be returned to Spain, to be conveyed to Vigo, Corunna and Santalander…

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A Big Infernal Machine. Found in a Steamer's Hold. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 3

A sensation has been caused by the discovery in the hold of the American steamer, Port Victor, a vessel fitted up with refrigerating…

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Wreck of the Wendouree. Port Exemption Certificate. Newcastle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 2

The Newcastle Marine Board have cancelled the port exemption certificate of Captain Roberts, who was in command of the steamer Wendouree…

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Cable News. a Torpedo Destroyer Wrecked. in Simon's Bay. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3

A first-class British torpedo destroyer has been wrecked in Simon's Bay, which is the Imperial naval station in Cape Colony…

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Ashore. an American Cruiser. the Columbia. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

The United States cruiser, Columbia of Admiral Sampson's squadron which is taking part in the naval operations at Ponce, a port on the South Coast…

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