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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1901

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Wreck Blown Up. Tons of Fish Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

The remains of the wrecked steamer Coraki which were lying at the mouth of the Manleay River were a few days ago blow up At low tide the bows of the vessel were above water…

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The 'Trisco Mail Service. the New Steamer Sierra at Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 4

THE Sierra, the first of the three mail-boats intended for the improved San Francisco mail service, and running under the auspices of the Oceanic S S. Co,, reached…

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General Cables. Mail Steamer Wrecked. Four Days' Peril. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

The French mail steamer Russie running between Oran (Algeria) Marseilles, has been wrecked on the Faraman Rocka, near Maresilles…

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Wreck of a Steamer. All on Board Saved. a Terrible Experience. London, Jan. 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1901 · page 2

The French mail steamer Russie, 2013 tons, owned by the Societe Generale de Transport Maritimes a Vapear, bound from Oran, the most western port of Algeria, for…

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A Narrow Escape. Sinking of a Steamer. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

WHILE the small steamer Allyn wan coming down the coast last night in tow of the steamer Alice, those on board the latter were suddenly alarmed by the cry "We are…

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Late Wires. Advices From the Metropolis. Sydney, Monday, 6 p.m. a Schooner Aground

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

The schooner May Byrnes, bound from Newcastle to Sydney, ran ashore at North Head on SAturday night, and became a total wreck. The crew were…

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Appalling Shipwreck. a Captain's Impetuosity. Enters a Harbor in a Fog. a Steamship on the Rocks. 150 Lives Lost. London, Feb. 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

A LAMENTABLE shipwreck, involving tin ap palling loss of life, is reported from San The ill-fated vessel was the iron screw steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, 3548 tons,…

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A Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 2

The German mail steamer Munchen, which left Sydney last month, has been wrecked on the Caroline Islands. All bands were saved…

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Disastrous Wreck

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 4

A cable from London on Saturday states that the steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, from Hongkong and Yokohama to San Francisco, struck a…

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The San Francisco Wreck. Further Particulars

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

The list of persons drowned in the wreck of the steamer City of Rio de Janeiro at the entrance to the Golden Gate, San Francisco, include the following:—Mr. R…

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The Golden Gate Wreck. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

The complete fatality list of the City of Rio de Janeiro wreck, at the entrance to San Francisco harbor shows that the number of lives lost was 104,…

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Short Story Among the Wreckage

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 6

Business with Sir Augustus Harris took…

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A Steamer in Trouble

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 2

The steamer Sambo, while leaving Hobart on Saturday night, struck the Hen and Chicken Rocks during a fog, and returned to port much damaged…

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Attempt to Wreck a Trad

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 March 1901 · page 2

Malon's scouts tried to derail a train at Brof[?]ort, in the Trans[?], but a force of Australians, who were aboard, prevented them from doing so, and…

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Hollow Bottomed Steamer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 4

Rev. P. J. O'Brien, of St. John's, Newfoudland, has produced an invention that he believes will revolutionise marine architecture. He has submitted his designs to…

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Hort Story Among the Wreckage

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 March 1901 · page 1

Business with Sir Augustus Harris took…

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A Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

No further particulars are reported of the disaster at Gabe, but a fire has been seen on the uninhabited part of the beach, a few miles off Gabo, It…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Monday. Report of Wreckage

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

Captain Munro, of the Wyrallah, reports that near Cape Liptrap he yesterday noted that the beach was strewn with wood planks. He believed them to be cargo from…

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Steamer Wrecked

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

News from Perth states that the steamer Karrakatta from Fremantle to Singapore was wrecked at the entrance to King's Sound. All on board, consisting…

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A Warship Damaged. the Kaiser Frederich Ashore. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

The German turret-ship, Kaiser Fredrich III. prince Honry's flagship, recently grounded off cape Arcons, the most northerly point of the isle of Rugen, in the South…

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