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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

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Auckland. Friday. an Overdue Steamer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Upol[?], due here on Tuesday from Westport, has not yet arrived. Some uncasiness is felt for her safety, owing to stormy weather…

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Late Cables. Old World Doings. Sydney, Monday, 6 p.m. a Steamer Ashore

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 2

A adelaide Steamship Company's steamer Herbert went ashore on [?] island off the coast of North Queensland on Friday night…

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Wreck of the Thermopyle. All Souls Saved. Two Well-known Racehorses Lost

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 3

A private cable message was yesterday's "Argus' says, received in Melbourne early this morning announcing that the Aberdeen White Star Line…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Wreck of the Thermoplyae. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 September 1899 · page 2

A cable received to-day gives scene of the wreck of the Thermoplae as Green Point, at the entrance to Table Bay. The message further stated that the ill fated…

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A Steamer in Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

The Tekoa has reached the Falkland Island in safety after a perilous voyage. The vessel struck some unknown vessel in the Straits of…

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Late Wires. Advices From, the Metropolis. Sydney, Thursday, 6 p.m. the Thermople Wrecked

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

Additional particulars were received this morning with regard to the steamer Thermoplio, whose hold is under water. The surveyors have…

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Cable News. the Dreyfus Case. Dreyfus a Physical Wreck. Boycotting the Exhibition. London, September 13

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 September 1899 · page 2

The health of Captain Dreylus has completely broken down, and he is described as a physical wreck. His medical advisors are sustaining him by a…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor a Ketch Sunk. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1899 · page 2

A SERIOUS collision occurred in the harbor this morning between the steamer collier Carrajong, outward bound for Bellambi, and the ketch Lansdowne, timber laden,…

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Cable News. Wreck of a Steamer. 240 Passengers Saved. London, September 29

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer Scotsman, 6041 tons (of the Dominion Royal mail line), owned by the British and North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company (Messrs. Richard…

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The Mishap to the Darius. Norman Wilsons Experiperiences. 650 Miles in a Lifeboat

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 4

Since the publication of a letter in our issue of Thursday last from Mr. Murray Jones, Melbourne, to Mr. G. P. Wilton, Big Springs, Wagga, stating…

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New Zealand. the Steamer Waikato. Towed Into Port Elizabeth. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 2

The New Zealand Shipping Company has received advice by telegraph from Port Elizabeth, in Cape Colony, that the steamer Waikato, which has been…

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Burning of a Steamer. Great Loss of Life. London, October 1

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1899 · page 3

A report to hand states that the steamer Montoya was destroyed by fire on the River Magdelina, in British Columbia. When the fire occurred the steamer had a large number…

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The Disabled Steamer Waikato. Is Still Drifting

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 October 1899 · page 2

The following message confirms what appeared in Tuesday's "Herald" to the effect that a mistake has occurred at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is…

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Adelaide. Friday. a Btranded Steamer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

In response to a message sent for assistance to the stranded steamer, Gulf of Siam, tugs were sent out, but when relief readied the spot where she went ashore it…

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South Australia. a Stranded Steamer. Adelaide, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 5

In response to a message for assistance to be sent to the stranded steamer Gulf of Siam, tugs were sent out, but when relief reached the spot where the steamer went…

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The Steamer Innamineka

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer Innamineka, which last week went ashore at Bower, arrived in Sydney to-day. It is not believed that the vessel has suffered much damage, but she will be…

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A Steamer Wrecked

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

The steamer Mermaid, which went ashore yesterday at the Seal Rocks, has become a total [?]reck…

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The Thermopylae Wreck. Rescue of the Racehorses

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 6

WRITING from Capetown on September 11 last, a correspondent of the Melbourne "Age" supplies further particulars of the inexplicable loss of the fine Aberdeen White…

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German Aid for the Boers. Amunition and Officers. a Steamer Chased. London, Oct. 18

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 October 1899 · page 2

A despatch from Reuter's correspondent states that the British cruiser, Thetis, sighted the German merchantman. Kaiser, in the Mediterranean, and…

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Wreck of an American Cruiser. London, Nov. 15

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 November 1899 · page 2

News to hand from the Philippines states that the United States cruiser Charleston was totally wrecked on the coast of Luzon. The crew were saved…

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