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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1912

13 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Steamer Tathra Foundered. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

The steamer Tathra, formerly engaged in the South Coast trade, foundered in a gale off Ambryan Island, on the 4th…

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Mammoth Triple [?] Steamer [?] White Star Line Australian Service

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 2

The managers of the White Star Line have been the pioneers in many great developments in modern shipping in…

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Big Shipwreck. the Titanic Founders, Collided with Icebeeg, New York

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 April 1912 · page 2

The great White Star Liner Titan[?]io, inward bound from England, collided with an iceberg off Cape Race (Newfoundland) and foundered…

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Strike on N.Z. Steamer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 2

The steamer Laketia, shortly after getting under way for New Zealand last night, was delayed. The fireman went on…

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The Great Shipwreck. Truth About the Titanic. Carpathia Arrives at New York. Impressive Scenes. London

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

The long-looked-for Carpathia has at last brought into harbor the survivors of the Titanic. Their story bears out only too well…

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Marine Mishap. Steamer Crashes Through Wharf. Sinks Another Vessel

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 3

Seattle, Friday Evening,—An extraordinary marine mishap occurred here when the steamer Alameda ploughed her way through the…

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Wreckage on an Iceberg

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

London, Tuesday Night.—Hitchens, the quartermaster on the Titanic, gave evidence before the Court of inquiry of the vessel's speed…

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Story of the Wreck. Fireman's Sensational Evidence

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

London, Tuesday Evening.—The inquiry into the loss of the White Star liner Titanic was continued to-day…

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Steamer Pearl Sank

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1912 · page 2

The steamer Pearl capsized at Whiteman Creek, on the Clarence River, and sank in deep water. The crew were saved,…

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Health Wrecked by Piles

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 2

Was [?] Weak to Walk. A Splendid Cure by Bile Beans. "My husband for live years was a martyr to bleeding piles,…

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Steamer and Schooner Collide

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

The steamer Cycle collided with the schooner Zingara between Sydney and Newcastle on Saturday night. The Zingara…

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Steamer Moruya Sold. Purchased for Northern Territory

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 2

The well-known South Coast trader, the steamer Moraya, has been sold by the Illawarra and South Coast S.N. Co. to the Commonwealth…

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Wrecked by Debility

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1912 · page 3

Lost Weight and Became very Weak-Strength and Health Restored by Bile Beans. Weary workers and…

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