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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1900

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Our St. Petersburg Letter. St. Petersburg, Dec. 12. Wreck of an Ironclad

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 10

Besides the Boer war another topic of the day here is the wreck of the new ironclad frigate, Admiral Apraksin, which was thrown ashore on the Island of Gottland, in the Baltic. On…

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Wrecks During the Past Year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 3

The following is a record of the wrecks which occurred during the year 1899, within the jurisdiction of New South Wales:-- February 8.--Talbot, schooner, 19 tons, Captain…

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New Steamer for Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 5

At the [?] of the [?] and [?] Mr. Walter [?] "Herald" reporter yesterday inspected a steamer [?] being [?] for a Brisbane company. At the yards in Balmain the vessel…

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Wreck of a Barque

Evening News · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

News has been received in Sydney of the wreck of the French barque Emile Renouf, near Mare Island, SO miles from Noume2. The vessel, it is stated, struck a reef and foundered almost…

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Wreck of the Barque Emile Renouf. Off the Coast of New Caledonia. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 9

NOUMEA; Friday. -- The four-masted barque Emile Renouf, which left Thio on the 2nd last, with 3500 tons of nickel ore for Glasgow, struck a reef at 7 on the evening of the 6th inst.,…

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The Steamer Airlie

The Australian Star · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 6

Cape Moreton reported on Saturday that the steamer Airlie had passed there at 9 o'clock, and that she may, therefore, be expected here to-day…

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Peculiar Mishap to a Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 5

The steamer Wyoming, from Sydney, met with a mishap of a peculiar nature when entering this port yesterday morning. It appears that everything went right until the steamer wa[?]…

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The Steamer Airlie. Arrival in Sydney Today

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1900 · page 4

The E. and A. Company's steamer Airlie arrived in port this morning, direct from Cooktown, to which port she proceeded, after being floated from off Chapman Reef on the Queensland coast…

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A Disabled Schooner

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 7

The captain of the schooner Shannon, on his arrival in Sydney yesterday reported having on Sunday spoken the schooner Stanley,20 miles E.S.E. of Port Stephens, with her…

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A Schooner Disabled

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 6

Upon arrival in Sydney yesterday, Captain W. H. Radcliffe, of the schooner Shannon, a well-known timber vessel, trading between Sydney and Cape Hawke, reported meeting the brigantine…

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Accident to a Schooner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 8

The master of the schooner Shannon reports having spoken the schooner Stanley on Sunday afternoon, timberInden, bound to Sydney, 20 miles E.S.E. of Port Stephens, with rudder gone…

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Fire on a Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 2

The Shaw-Savill Co.'s steamer Aotea, which left for London on Sunday, returned tp port yesterday, owing to the rather startling incident of a fire on board. The outbreak…

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Fire on the Steamer Aotea. the Vessel Returns to Port

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--The Shawsavid Company's steamers Aotea, which left for London at 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, returned to the harbor early this morning, an outbreak of…

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Saved From Wreck. Arrival of the Airlie. Adventure on a Reef. a Successful Salvage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 4

When the Airlie came in yesterday she bore no outward signs of having been a promised total wreck. At one time she did. People went down to see her when she made the port, for no E. and A. steamer…

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The Disabled Schooner Stanley

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1900 · page 6

The schooner Stanley, bound from Cape Howke to Sydney, timber laden, which was sighted off the coast on Sunday in a partially disabled condition, was towed Into port last evening by the…

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The Steamer Airlie in Dock

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 5

The E. and A. Company's steamer Airlie, which went ashore on the Chapman Island Reef, was placed in Mort's Dock yesterday, and surveyed by Mr. Pollock, representing Lloyd's, and Captains…

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New Zealand. Wreck at Fiji. Loss Op Life. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 5

News from Fiji states that the cutter Espeigle, owned by Mr. Krause, of Nukualofa, Tonga, was wrecked on Otoma Reef, and Captain John Castle and 12 Tongans were drowned…

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A Cutter Wrecked. Auckland

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 3

The cutter Espeigel has been wrecked at Windward Island, and Captain John Castles and 12 Tongans were drawned. A woman named Kasa alone survived, and she had…

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Wreck of a Cutter. a Solitary Survivor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--News from Fiji states that the cutter Espeigel, owned by Krause, Nukualofa, was wrecked on January at Windward Island. Captain John Castles and 12…

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Wreck of the Emile Renouf

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1900 · page 5

The M.M. liner Pacifique, which arrived yesterday from Noumea, brought particulars of the wreck of the Emlie Renouf, briefly reported by cable from Noumea some days age. The Emile…

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