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Riverina · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1902

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The Wreck Penguin at Auckland. Survivors on the Raft

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 19 November 1902 · page 3

When H.M.S Pencuin reaches Auckland on Friday with the eight survivers picked up from he raft, thousands of people crowded tho wharves, and set out…

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An Overdue Steamer

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Australasian which was overdue on the trip from London, arrived at Melbourne this morning…

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The Elingamite Wreck. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Waikare, on the trip across from Sydney, saw nothing of the missing boat. H.M.S. Penguin passed East Cape…

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Wreck of The Eli[?]gamite. Search for the Missing Boat

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Waikare has reached Auckland, after keeping a good look-out for the missing boat. She passed close to the Three Kings…

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Wreck Of The Elingamite. Later Particulars

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 4

Up to a late hour yesterday there were no tidings of the missing boat, and it is surmised flint from 20 to 25 persons are still…

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The Elingamite Wreck. the Missing Boat. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 November 1902 · page 2

The steamer Maranoa arrived from New Zealand today. She passed close to the Three Kings, but saw no trace of wreckage or sign of the miming boat from the…

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Wreck of the Elingamite. Strikes the 'Kings' on the King's Birthday! A Thrilling Description by One of the Wrecked. Our Boy's Part in the Terrible Experience. Rushes Below to Save a Mate. He is in the Boat that Capsized. Battling for Life! Down, Down! Almost Done! -- Saved by a Life-Belt!-- Written Just Before the Wreck A Big Sea On!

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 2

This letter was written on Sunday morning, on the Ship's paper, and was not finished till the writer had gone through one of the most trying…

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New Zealand. the Elingamite Wreck. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 November 1902 · page 2

The inquiry concerning the wreck of the steamer Elingamite on the Three Kings Islands, on the morning of Sunday 9th inst., was formally opened here…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 28 November 1902 · page 5

The night of Thursday, 9th December, 1886, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Ribble but there were huge white breakers out seawards. A barque called the Mexico,…

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Lifeboat Disasters in Lancashire

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 5

The night of Thursday, 9th December, 1886, was fine and clear off the estuary of the Ribble, but there were huge white breakers out seawards. A barque called the Mexico…

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After the Wreck. in Good Health. Staggered by News of His Mates Narrowly Escaped Being on the Death Raft. "Called me go but I Wouldn't" Two days and nights in a Public Hall Falling Among Friends

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 29 November 1902 · page 2

The following at extra [?] from a [?] private letter, on Thursday [?] sure, [?] read with interest: "Whitford Park,…

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Strike at Marseilles. Mail Steamer Delayed. London, Friday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 December 1902 · page 2

The naval reservists at Marseilles, and the crews generally of French boats, have struck for an advance in the wages for shore work. The strike is seriously…

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Late Wires. Advices From the Metropolis. Sydney, Thursday, 6 p.m. a Wreck

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 December 1902 · page 2

The Austrian steamer Luir, which was sugar laen for Adelaide, is a total wreck on point Choates, West Australia. The captain and crew were saved…

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Late Cables. Old World Doings. London, Wednesday. a Battleship Ashore

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 December 1902 · page 2

The German battleship Wittelsbach is ashore on the coast of Denmark…

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