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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1906

85 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 5

A Husband's Pipe. Wrecks His Domestic Bliss

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 4

In the Supreme Court, Adelaide, on Friday, before the Chief Justice, Marting Tilka, farmer, of Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, petitioned for…

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Storm in England. Torrential Rain. Crops Damaged. Volunteer Camp Wrecked

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 9 October 1906 · page 4

London beheld last night (2nd August) one of the grandest exhibitions of atmospheric electrical disturbances witnessed for many a day…

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The Emigrant Steamer Sirio

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

Advices from Cartagena slate that divers have recovered the locked treasure box from the emigrant steamer Sirio, which was lost on the Hormigas Shoals two months ago…

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Italian Express Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1906 · page 4

Four carriages of the express from Mlilan to Rome were derailed at Piacenza, 43 miles south-east of Milan. Five people were killed and fifty were injured. Professor Ferriani,…

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British and Foreign. London, Thursday Afternoon. a Steamer Robbed

Goulburn Herald · Friday 12 October 1906 · page 5

Ten chunchuses, who were passengers from Vladivostock to Chifu, attacked and bound the captain and officers of the German, steamer Anna, and robbed other passengers…

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Steamer on Fire

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

NEWS is to hand by last mail from South Africa of a race for life by the steamer Northumbria. The vessel was proceeding to Simons Bay with a cargo consisting of coal,…

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A Steamer Burnt.—100 Deaths

Goulburn Herald · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Canton was burnt at Hongknog before daybreak. 100 Chinese were burnt to death, and a valuable cargo was destroyed. The European passengers and crew were…

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The Recent Steamer Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Hankow when she caught fire had 2000 Chinese in the steerage and seven European passenger. The cargo consisted of matting and raw silk. The…

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Steamer on Fire. Hundreds of Chinese Incinerated. London, Oct. 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 4

The steamer Hankow when she caught fire at Hongkong had 2000 Chinese aboard in the steerage and seven European passengers. The cargo consisted of matting and raw silk…

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Passenger Steamer Burned. Hundreds of Chinese Perish

The Yass Courier · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 5

[?] A dissections Broad a [?], restating in [?] occurred at Hung Kong, the [?] of the recent de[?]…

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Steamer Sunk. 200 Drowned

Goulburn Herald · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent says that the Russian steamer Varing struck a torpedo at Vladivestock and sank immediately. Two hundred passengers perished, only…

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Japanese Pearlers Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1906 · page 4

Of the 1210 Japanese fishermen caught in a storm at Goto Islands, between Japan and Korea, where 300 fishing boats were wrecked, 822 were drowned and 100 were injured…

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Barque Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 2

The Finnish barque, Sovindedalhousie for Australia with a cargo of lumber was wrecked at Prince Edward Island in the gulf of St. Lawrence. The captain and eight of…

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A Mere Skeleton How an Athlete Was Tortured by Indigestion, and Reduced to a Physical Wreck. Mother Siegel’s Syrup Restored Perfect Health and Strength

The Yass Courier · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 5

The source of all physical strength is food. This is a self evident fact, and yet it is sometimes overlooked. There is no known means of acquiring strength and…

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German Steamer Fired On

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 November 1906 · page 4

A German steamer, the Wanminlos, laden with explosives ordered by the Russian Government, was fired on and seized by a Russian cruiser, although the captain of the…

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Steamer Re-floated

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 3

The liner Bavaria, which was stranded in 1905 has been re-floated. The underwriters pay the salvers 33½ per cent…

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SHIPWRECK. London, 19th November

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 2

A marine disaster attended with heavy loss of life occurred in Puget Sound, the inland sea to the northwest of Washington Territory, U.S.A…

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Shipwrecked Chinese Not to Land

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 28 November 1906 · page 2

INTRNSR indignation was aroused Monday upon the receipt of telegraphic news from Thursday Island that the Federal Customs authorities had absolutely forbidden 25…

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American Express Wrecked

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 4

An express train was wrecked in a collision southwards of Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. S. Spencer, president, and Mr. Schuyler, director of the Southern Railroad Company,…

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A Mere Skeleton. How an Athlete Was Tortured by Indigestion, and Reduced to a Physical Wreck. Mother Seigel’s Syrup Restored Perfect Health and Strength

The Yass Courier · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 5

The source of all physical strength is food. This is a self evident fact, and yet it is sometimes overlooked. There is [?] known means of acquiring strength and…

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