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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1914

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Wreck of a Barquk. Wellinton N.Z.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

The barque Triton has been wrecked near Rotoranga. She had 14 hands aboard, all of whom were saved. The barque…

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Mail Steamer Ashore

Delegate Argus · Thursday 15 January 1914 · page 2

The Royal Mail steamer, Cobipnid, is [?] Briar Island, in the Bay of Findley. Wireless communication with the…

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General Cables. London. Friday, the Wrecked S.S. COREQUID

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The crew and passengers from the wrecked steamer Cobe-quid on Briar Island,. Hat[?] have been rescued…

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FREMANTLE. W.A. Friday. Cambewarra Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

Six of the crew of the steamer Cambewarra, in charge of the mate, are safe. Three reached Dongarra very font-sore, and the…

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Daucourt's Wreck on Taurus. Tragedy of Fire and Air

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1914 · page 4

The aviator Daucourt, who was wrecked in Asia Minor, on his way to Caire gave a graphic description of his experience to…

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Daucourt's Disaster. Aviator Wrecked on Taurus Tragedy of Fire and Air

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 3

The aviator Daucourt, who was wrecked in Asia Minor, on his way to Cairo, gave a gar[?] description of his experiences to "L'Opinion." On December 18 he sat down and…

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Rescuing the Injured. Sawing Through Wreckage

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

"I've seen a few smashes of the kind in different parts of the world, and I don't want to see anything more gruesome," exclaimed a passenger on…

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BRISBANE, Friday. French Steamer Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

The French steamer St. Paul, bound from Noumea to Brisbane, struck a rock off Cape Moreton, and settled down rapidly to the…

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The St. Paul Wreck. Brisbane

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

An obstruction discovered in fifteen Test of water m the vicinity or Smith's Rock. is believed to be the wrecked steamer…

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Steamer Wrecked

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—Hot on the heels of the Exeter disaster comes another story of serious loss of life. On this occasion a marine…

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Lightship Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 2

A lightship has been wrecked at Nova Scotia. Six bodies have been recovered, but 25 men are still [?]seing…

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Awful Shipwreck

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 2

A sea tragedy almost as terrible as that of the Titanic occurred at half-past two on Friday morning, off Father Point, in the mouth of…

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MELBOURNE, Monday. Steamer Campbell [?]Recked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1914 · page 2

The steamer Campbell, bound from Sydney to West Australia, was wrecked on Saturday night near the entrance to Port phillip…

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Schooner Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 4

It was reported in Sydney on Wednesday that the wreck of the schooner Aleda, believed to have been lost near Port…

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Inter-state News. Sydney, Friday. Another North Coast Wreck

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

Another wreck on the North Coast has been discovered south of Crescent Head, supposed to be that of the [?] Alfred…

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German Steamer Wrecked

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 2

The German steamer Mendoz has been abandoned. The vessel is a [?]tal wreck bit Buenos Ayres. The passengers and crew have…

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Inter-state News. Sydney, Friday. Steamer in a Typhoon

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 2

The steamer Germania has arrived from the Marshall Islands after a severe buffeting, she having met a typhoon. The…

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British Steamer Seized

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1914 · page 2

The British steamer Saxon, carrying coal for Runsuttel, Prussia, was seized by the German navy and taken to…

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Russian Battleship Ashore

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

It is reported that a Russian battleship is ashore on one of the islands…

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British, Cruiser Captures German Steamer

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 4

The cruiser Essex captured the German steamer Kroapring Withems, of 14,900 tons, and is taking her to Bermuds…

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