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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1899

73 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 4

The War-ship Maine. Site of the Wreck Flagged. London, January 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 20

The American authorities, having occupied Havana, decided to commemorate the destruction of the war-ship Maine, which was blo[?]n up in the harbor in February last…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy With the Owner

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 4

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it because known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after being…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 13

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after being…

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The Oceanic. Largest Steamer Afloat. London, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 27

The steamer Oceanic, which has been built; for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, better "known as the White Star ,one of the Transatlantic linos, was launched at Harland…

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Steamer on Fire. Her Passengers Saved. London, January 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 26

Intelligence has been received that a fire breaks out on board the steamer Victoria, of 4290 tons belonging to La Veloce Navigatiore Italian, while on a voyage…

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THE S.S. Omrah. Orient Company's New Steamer. London, January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 26

The screw steamer Omrah, of 8,650 tors gross and 8,500 indicated horse power, which was built at Govan, on the Clyde, near Glasgow, by the Fair field Shipbuilding…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 2

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereward had become a total wreck a few hours after…

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The Hereward Wreck Sympathy with the Owner

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 4

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Hereford had become a wreck a few hours after being…

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A Disastrous Shipwreck. Vessel Founders in a Squall. London, January 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 26

A disastrous shipwreek is reported from Tacoma, at the head of Puget Sound. The British ship Audelana, 2579 tons register, owned by the Liverpool Andelana…

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The Hereward Wreck. Sympathy with the Owner

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 4

A considerable amount of well-deserved sympathy was expressed for the owner when it became known that the Herewand had become a total wreck a few hours after being successfully…

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Terrible Boiler Explosion at Albury. at Hayes Flour Mill. a Boy Killed Instantaneously. Six Other Persons Seriously Injurid by Falling Debris. Houses in the Vicinity Wrecked. Damage to Buildings Estimated at £3000. ALNBRY

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

This morning a terrible fatality, occurred by the burating of a boiler at Hayes flour mill. A boy named Francis New…

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The Storyteller. Suzanne. Her Trials, Her Difficulties, Her Perils. a Sensational Story of the Boer Country. Chapter Iii. the Story of the Shipwreck

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 7

"What shall we do with this boy whom Suzanne has brought to us, wife ?" asked Jan of me that day while both the children lay asleep…

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Ad Unsuitable Life-boat

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 1

A lifeboat has been invented which it seems impossible to sink. It has been put to severe tests in which a crew of twelve men capsized the boat, ran it on a…

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The Wreck of a Steamship

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 4

After the wreck of the steamship Bourgogne, many passengers were found floating drowned, with life-preservers on. The life preservers were fastened on the body, but…

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The Steamer Bulgaria. Terrible Experiences. London, February 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 26

Interesting details respecting the voyage of the Hamburg-American Steamship Company's steamer Bulgaria, which has arrived at the Azores in a terrible battered condition…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster. In the English Channel. An Excursion Steamer Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

A terrible disaster has occurred in the English Channel, resulting in the total loss of the steamer Stella, 1,059 tons, and a large number of persons…

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A Barque Ashore. the Recent Murray Wrecked. Sydney

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 3

The iron barque Regent Murray, hound from Adelaide to Newcastle, went ashore this morning, near the wreck of the Wendouree, at Newcastle. The Regent Murray…

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Terrible Shipping Disaster. an Excursion Steamer Wrecked. Great Loss of Life. London, April 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 26

A terrible disaster has occurred in the English Channel, resulting in the total loss of the London and South-Western Railway Company's mail steamer Stella, 1059 tons…

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A German Cattle Steamer Sunk. London, April 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 27
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The steamer Star of New Zealand, 4849 tons, of the Star line (J. P. Corry and Co.), London and Belfast, which left London for Wellington a day or two ago, has returned to…

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