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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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The Second Con[?]n[?]gent. Not on the List, Artillerymen Sent Ashore

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 4

"While the Warrigal was proceeding down the harbor on Saturday, it was noticed that there were two artillerymen on board, wearing the ordinary uniform. Their dress certainly made…

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A Steamer From South Africa. News by the Zulu

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 6

PORT PIRIE, Sunday.--The steamer Zulu arrived this evening from East London, South Africa. On her voyage from England to the Cape she brought a number of officers and war…

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A German Steamer Captured Conveying Contraband. German Officers and Men Aboard for the Transvaal

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, December 31.—The twin screw cruiser Magicienne, Captain W. B. Fisher, has captured the German East African Company's steamer Bundesrath, off Delagoa Bay, for conveying…

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A German Steamer Captured. With Soldiers on Board. LONDON December 31, 12.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 5

H.M.S. Magicienne has captured the German East Africa Co.'s steamer Bundesrath in Delagoa Bay with contraband of war on board. The passengers included three…

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Capture of a German Steamer. German Officers and Men on Board. Intending to Join the Boers. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 5

H.M.S. Magicienne has captured the German East Africa Company's steamer Bundesrath in Delagoa Bay with contraband of war on board. The passengers…

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The Boer War. the Siege of Ladysmith. Another Sortie. Boer Gun Captured. Great Event Impending. Sortie From Mafeking. Contraband of War. Capture of a German Steamer. (Copyright.) at Ladysmith. a Boer Position Carried at the Point of the Bayonet

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 6

LONDON, December 31, 3.30 p.m.—It is reported that Lieutenant-General Sir George White made another sortie from Ladysmith on Friday, and carried a hill near the town, at the point of…

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The War. Defence of Ladysmith. Boer Bombarding Operations. More Determination Shown. Capture of a German Steamer at Delagoa Bay. Recruits for the Boers Arrested. Daring Sortie at Mafeking. Contraband of War. German Vessel Captured. Boer Recruits on Board. an Inquiry Promised

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday. -- The Magicienne, a twin-screw cruiser, third-class, 2950 tons, Captain P. F. Tillard, has captured the German-East African steamer Bundesrath in…

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The Transvaal War. Operations in Natal. a Great Event Impending. Boers Recross the Tugela. Closer Investment of Ladysmith. a More Vigorous Bombardment. General Bulleu's Reinforcements. Sharp Skirmish at Victoria West. Sortir From Mafeking. Reported Heavy Casualties. Kimberley's New Year Greetings. Germans Assisting the Boers. a Steamer Captured in Delagoa Bay. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1900 · page 5

The special war correspondent of the " Morning Post " at Chieveley, where General Sir Redvers Buller has nearly 30,000 men, states that a great event is…

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Wreck of the Schooner Eclipse Brisbane

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 4

The captain and three of the crew of the schooner Eclipse, which was wrecked the other day at Pine Island, have arrived at Mackay. It was at first reported that all…

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Wreck of the Schooner Eclipse. Chief Officer Drowned. Mackay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 4

The steamer Franklin arrived from Flattop today, bringing the captain and three of the crew of the wrecked aohoonor Eclipse. The schooner waa wrecked at Pine Island, where, with help…

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Loss of a Steamer and 50 Lives

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 4

A terrible shipping disaster is reported from Hongkong. Just before the E. and A. liner Australian, which arrived here yesterday, left China for the colonies, a telegram had been…

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A China Steamer Delayed. Gales on the Coast

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1900 · page 6

The E. and A. Company's steamer Australian, from Japan and China, arrived in Port Jackson yesterday, a [?]rifle overdue. The steamer should have arrived on Saturday, but owing to…

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The Steamer Pelotas

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, January 2.—The Hamburg and South American liner Pelo[?]s, which stranded at Dungeness, was refloated after asquantity of the cargo had been jettisoned…

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The Steamer Pelotas Stranded. London, Jan. 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1900 · page 7

The Hamburg and South American liner Pelotas was stranded at Dungeness, but was refloated after a quantity of the cargo had been jettisoned…

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A Mission Schooner's Experience

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 2

The boisterous weather experienced here last month appears to have been prevailing along the north-eastern coast also. Last night the London Missionary Society's 32-ton schooner Olive Branch…

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A Steamer Disabled

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 7

A steamer, which is apparently the German liner Strassfurt or Sonneburg, is reported to be drifing up the Gulf with her shaft broken. the vessel, when last seen, was off Troubridge Point…

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A Disabled Steamer. Another Broken Shaft

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 5

No further telegrams came to hand from Adelaide this morning with regard to the disabled steamer that was reported to be drifting up Spencer's Gulf. The vessel, which is…

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A Terrible Experience. Three Cyclonic Gales. the Mission Schooner Olive Branch

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 3

The 32-ton schooner Olive Branch, which was built by Messrs. Lane and Brown, of New Zealand, for the mission work in New Guinea, returned to Sydney yesterday, after spending four…

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Another German Steamer Seized at Delagoa Bay

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, January 3, 7 a.m.—The British have seized the Hamburg steamer Hans Wegner at De[?] Bay…

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Seizure of a Steamer in Delagoa Bay. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1900 · page 7

The British authorities have seized the Hamburg steamer Hans Wagner in Delagoa Bay…

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