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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1903

46 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 3

Destruction of a Steamer. London, September 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 26

A shocking outrage, which is attributed to the insurgents, has resulted in the destruction of the Hungarian Levant S S. Company's steel steamer Vaskapu, 1769 tons. The…

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Steamer Crok[?] Wrecked. Strikes on Seal Rock. All Hands Saved. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 4

The Seal Rocks lying to the southeast from Sugar Loaf Point have been the scene of another shipping disaster, the unfortunate vessel being the…

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Great English Storm. Many Fatal Wrecks. Immense Damage. London

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 16 September 1903 · page 4

Fierce gales, resulting in serious loss of life and great destruction of property, have been experienced throughout Great Britain…

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Steamer Kyarra in a Storm

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 28

The steamer Kyarra, which arrived at Fremantle (W.A.) from Port Adelaide on Thursday night, had a sensational experience during a violent storm in the…

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Nearly Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1903 · page 29

The ship Falkland Bank, which arrived at Sydney on Sunday from Bahia Blanca. with a cargo of wheat, had a long and sensational voyage. It was began on June…

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The Missing Steamer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 November 1903 · page 2

News was received in Corowa yesterday morning that the [?]s. "Ovalan", about which so much anxiety has been felt for some days past, had taken fire and [?]ank…

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The Steamer Ovalau. Sunk at Lord Howe Island. Passengers and Crew Safe. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1903 · page 34

News was received in Sydney early on Monday morning that the island steamer Ovalau, 11 days overdue from Norfolk Island, had met with disaster, but that the…

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The Missing Steamer Ovalau Destroyed by Fire. All on Board Saved Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1903 · page 2

News was received to-day that the missing steams Ovalan had been destroyed by five off [?] Howe Island, and had foundered in deep water, owing to having been rent [?] by…

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The Loch Long Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 November 1903 · page 2

It appears that the crew of the ship Lock Long all signed on in Melbourne on February 11, last. There is no doubt but that the vessel has…

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Wreck of the Loch Long

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 November 1903 · page 3

The N. Z Government steamer Hinemon has returned from searching at the Chatham for relles of the Lech Long. The captain reports…

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A New Zealand Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 November 1903 · page 2

It is reported that the barque Bu[?]arrow has been wrecked at Cape Pelisser, near Wellington (N.Z.) No Mention is made of the safety or loss…

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Wreck of a Ketch

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 November 1903 · page 2

The ketch St. George has been wrecked two miles from Smokly Cape, near Trial Bay, on the northern New South Wales coast. Two of the crow…

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Loss of a Norwegian Steamer. Eighteen Persons Drowned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Victoria has been stranded at Stavanger in a severe storm. Sixteen of the crew and two passengers were drowned; five…

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Wreck of the Francois Coppee. Part of the Grew Saved

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1903 · page 3

The ship Francois Coppee, bound from Newcastle (N.S.W.) to San Francisco, was wrecked at Tomales Bay, only part of the crew being saved…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Wreck of a Steamer. the Patriana Ashore at Point Nepean. Crew Saved. Cargo of on Probably Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 30 November 1903 · page 2

The steamer Patriana in ashore at Point Nepean, near the site of the Cheviot wreck. The crew has been saved but a…

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Wreck of the Petriana. the Vessel Abandoned

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 December 1903 · page 2

There is noe no hope of saving the steamer Petriana, which went ashore on the back beach at point Napean, close to the Heads at an early hour…

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Severe Weather. Floods and Wrecks. London, November 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 December 1903 · page 27

Heavy rain has fallen in the south of England, and great floods have occurred in the valley of the Thames and Essex. There have been several wrecks on the British…

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Wreck of a British Cruiser at Denman Island. Crashes on the Rocks During a Fog

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 5 December 1903 · page 3

It is reported that H.M. cruiser Flora, belonging to the British Pacific Squadron, has gona ashore at Denman Island…

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The British Cruiser Flora. Not Seriously Damaged Cause of the Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 3

A survey of the British second class cruiser, Flora, 4360 tons, 10 guns which went ashore on Denman Island between Vancouver island and the…

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Wreck of the Petriana

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 2

The wrecked steamer Patriana, exposed as the vessel is to the fores of the southern gales is gradually breaking up, Captain Wymark, the…

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