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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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Later. the Steamer a Total Wreck. Some Escape on Rafts. Auckland

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

News received from Hoboura, via Doubtless Bay, states that the steamer E[?]ingamite from Sydney was totally wrecked at Three Kings Island…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Wreck. Mr. F. Doidge "Safe."

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite, with eighty passengers, that left Sydney for Auckland on 5th instant, was totally wrecked on the Three Kings Island on Sunday morning…

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Wreck of the E[?]ingamite. Strikes the 'Three Kings' Fred Doidge Saved

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 November 1902 · page 2

A GREAT surprise came to us on Tuesday morning. The following message came to band 9.30-- HOHO[?]RA, D[?]dge, Coots, N.S.W…

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A Missing Steamer

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

Fears are entertained for the steamer Trilby, now out some days from Sydney, to Port Macquarie. She carries a crew of seven hands…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Six Rescue Steamers Despatched. Missing Passengers and Crew Rescued. Wellington

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

The latest particulars or the wreck of the Elingamite are that the steamer encountered the fog at 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, and her engines were slowed to half-speed. A…

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Wreck of the Ellngamite. Heavy Loss of Life Feared. Success of Search Vessels. Thirty_five Persons Still Missing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 November 1902 · page 2

The wreak of the steamer Elingamite at The Three Kings, a cluster of Islands off the North island of New Zealand, on Sunday morning last was a…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The news of the rescue of 92 survivors of the wreck of the Elingamite caused intense relief in Sydney. The scene when the Zealandia reached…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. a Vessel Worth £70,000

The Junee Democrat · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Elingamite. one of the finest and best known lines of the Huddart, Parker fleet, crashed on a cluster of islands known as the Three…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1902 · page 2

A cable has just been received that Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co.'s steamship Elingamite, which sailed from Sydney last Wednesday for Auckland, has been…

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A Steamer Wrecked. 95 Persons Missing. Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

The steamer Elingamite, from Sydney to Auckland was totally wrecked at Three Kings Islands on Sunday morning during a dense…

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Remarkable Experiences of a Steamer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

While going down the river on the way to the Northern Rivers district on Tuesday night the steamer Lady Musgrare a Brisbane wire of Wednesday says) bumped…

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An Unlucky Steamer. Two Collisions in 24 Hours

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 4

The steamer Lady Musgrave, going down the Brisbane River on Tuesday night, bumped against the Chingtu bound for Hong Kong, but no damage was done,…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Further Rescues. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The warship Penguin picked up a raft belonging to wrecked steamer Elingamite, containing sixteen men, eight of whom were dead. The other eight, though greatly…

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Wreck Of The Elingamite. Later Particulars. Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

The warship Penquin picked up a missing raft with 8 survivors of the wrecked steamer Elingamite, the names of whom have not yet…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. SYDNEY, Wednesday. 9.15 a.m

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

There is no news of the missing boats from the Elingamite. One hundred and twenty-six persons are unaccounted for. During the day it is believed there will…

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Wreck of the Elingamite

The Temora Star · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

Two of our local residents, Messrs E. Kelly and R. "Kennedy, were passengers to New Zealand by the ill-fated steamer Elingamite, which was…

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Dr. Beatties Narrative. Twenty Five Hours in an Open Boat. How the Wreck Occurred. Presence of Mind of All on Board

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 15 November 1902 · page 2

Dr Beattie gives he following and count of the wreck:--'' The Elingamine struck one of the Three Kings about half past ten on…

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The Elingamite Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

Up to a late hour yesterday no tidings were heard of the missing boat. It is surmised that twenty to twenty-five persons are still…

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Wreck of the Elingamite the Party on the Raft. Privations Hardly Endured. a Thrilling Narrative

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 18 November 1902 · page 2

Mr. Steven Rabono Neale, one of the party of the 16 which left the Elingamite on a [?] when she was wrecked on the Three Kings on Sunday week, and who…

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Telegrams. the Elingamite Wreck. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 2

All the survivers of the Elingamite, who were picked up by the H.M.S. Penguin are doing well. Johnson, who drunk a deal of salt water, is the…

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