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

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

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Cable News. Turko-italian War. French Steamer Seized Rome, Jan. 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 2

Italian torpedoers have seized the French steamer Carthage, owing to the fact that she had aeroplanes on board. It is understood that the aeroplanes were…

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A Missing Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 2

Considerable anxiety is felt in Wellington (N.Z.). for the steamer Himitangi which left Lyttleton for the Chatham Islands on January 31st…

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The Missing Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 March 1912 · page 2

The New Zealand naval authorities have been requested to send tho cruiser Pioneer assist in the search for tho missing steamer Bimilangi, which is now 21 days…

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Wreckage. the Lost Koombana

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1912 · page 4

Perth, Tuesday.—All doubts as to the fate of the Koombana were settled to-night by the receipt of the following message by the Deputy Postmaster-General from the postmaster at…

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Cable News. The Titanic Wrecked. LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 17 April 1912 · page 2

The White Star line Titanic, from Southampton to New York, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland and is sinking. A wireless message was…

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Titanic Wreck. Piteous Scenes. How It Happened. London, April 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 2

Wireless messages that have been received from various ships at the scene of the disaster make it clear that none of the Titanic's passengers or crew have been rescued, beyond those…

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(Reuter's.) Titanic Wreck. Fictitious Details. Some of the Missing. Five Sisters Bereaved. London, Wednesday Evening

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 2

The "New York Herald's" details of the Titanic disaster are fictitious. Reuter's correspondent denies that any such Marconigrams have been, received from the steamer Bruce…

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Wreck of the Titanic the Largest Vessel in the World. Over 1500 Lives Lost

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 April 1912 · page 2

The White Star liner Titanic, after colliding with an iceberg, sank on Sunday night, while proceeding slowly to Halifax. The officials of the…

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Titanic Wreck. Grand Acts of Heroism. Tragic Episodes. Reported Suicide of Officers. New York, April 19, 4.35 a.m

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1912 · page 2

The Carpathia arrived at 8.30 last evening. The interest attaching to the incoming liner was intense. Never in its history has the city been so terribly impressed. Notwithstanding the…

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The Titanic Wreck. Saturday, April 20

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

The Carpathia, with the Titanic's survivors on board, arrived at New York at 8.30 on Thursday night. Despite the rain enormous crowds awaited…

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Cable News, The Titanic Wreck, LONDON

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

A detachment of the Titanic’s crew will be accorded an emotional welcome when it arrives at Southampton…

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(Reuter's.) Titanic Wreck. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

The Chronicle is organising a special fund for a memorial to the Titanic's engineers, also for the benefit of the orphans. WASHINGTON, Wednesday…

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The Oceana Wreck. London, May 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 1

The Peninsular and Oriental S.M. Company is suing the owners of the barque Pisagua for the loss of the steamer Oceana. The company alleges that a bad look-out was kept, and that…

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Wreck of the Titanic. London, June 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 June 1912 · page 2

Captain Rostron, of the steamer Carpathia, has received the gold medal of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, in appreciation of his efforts in saving life on the occasion of…

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Explosion at Reofern Building Totally Wrecked

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 4

SHORTLY before 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, residents of Botany street Redfern, were startled by hearing a loud explosion followed by screams…

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Wrecking Meat Shops

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 12 June 1912 · page 2

Five hundred women in New York have pledged themselves to carry on a war against high prices for staple foods. They have commenced a…

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Steamer in Distress. Two Men Drowned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

A disaster, which has already been attended by the loss of two lives, has occurred on the North Coast at Tweed Heads. The iron steamer Timaru, 459 tons, which…

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Cable News. Wreck of the Titanic. London, June 11

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 4

At the Titanic inquiry Mr. Carlisle stated that he showed the White Star Company his plans for providing more boats for the Titanic. It rested with the company to decide as to the…

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An Incident of the Titanic Wreck

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1912 · page 2

One of the saddest incidents of the arrival of the Titanic survivors at New York was the distress Mrs. Danial Marvin, the bonnie Scots…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Steamer Ashore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 June 1912 · page 1

The Star of Canada, belonging to the Tyser line went ashore during a gale at Gisborne, New Zealand. The vessel dragged her anchors and was blown on to the beach. The crew are…

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