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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

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Two Towns Wrecked. London, April 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 April 1905 · page 27

Further reports of damage caused by the earthquake in Northern India have been received. The towns of Sultanpar, in the Kangra district, 60 miles north by east of Simla,…

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The Steamer Pilbarra Towed to Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 2

The steamer Pilbarra, which passed through some exciting experiences recently after she had lost her propeller blades, reached Moreton Bay at 3.30…

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Sensational Attempted Suicide. Woman Dives From a Steamer. in the Atlantic Ocean

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 2

A sensational incident occurred during the voyage of the s.s. [?] from New Zealand to London. The story was told on the arrival…

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British Steamer Captured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 2

Admiral Rojesvonsky has captured the British steamer, Beatrice, which was bound from Saigon to Japan, on the ground that she was carrying…

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A Steamer Floated Off

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 3

The steamer Narooma which stranded at Camden Haven on Monday has been refloated and resumed her voyage to Sydney to-day…

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Another Naval Disaster. Destroyer Syren Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 May 1905 · page 2

During torpedo manocurves off Berehaven in Bantry Bay, the twin-screw torpedo boat destroyer Syren, 300 tons, grounded on a reef…

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British Steamer Captured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 5 May 1905 · page 2

A British steamer, the Leyland Shipping Company's Planet Venus, a vessel of 4320 tons, has fallen into the hands of the Russians…

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Over Due Steamer Arrives

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 3

The overdue steamer Lady Mildred, from Adelaide to Sydney, arrived on Saturday afternoon. She was delayed through heavy weather…

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Supposed Contraband of War. Finnish Steamer Stopped

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 May 1905 · page 2

The Finnish steamer Aegir, when leaving Lubeck, an important shipping town in Germany on the river Trave, 12 miles from the Baltic Sea, for…

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Japanese Flagship Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 May 1905 · page 2

It is rumoured in Russian circles at Paris that the fine Japanese flagship Mikasa was either b'own up by mines or wrecked in a fog in the…

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The War. The French-Japanese Negotiations. Apparently Amicably Settled. Reported Wreck of the Japanese Flagship. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 May 1905 · page 1

Had Japan been convinced that France was, of malice prepense, guilty of assisting the Baltic fleet she would have been less patient. The French…

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General War News. Sunk by Submarine Mines. Off Port Artuur. Japanese Transport and [?]Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

A Japanese transport, bound for [?]struck a submarine mine near the [?] islands, which are situated in the entrance to the Gulf of [?]…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Sunday. Wreckage Discovered

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 May 1905 · page 2

The engineer for ports and harbors has received a telegram stating that a quantity of wreckage consisting of tinned [?] and tea, shipped by the…

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Wreck of the Dumont Airship. Aeronaut Saved, But Balloon Ruined

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 16 May 1905 · page 4

M. Santos Dumont, whose daring knows no limit had a miraculous escape from death at Monte Carlo,His airship was totally, wrecked in…

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Drifting Submarine Mines. Another Japanese Steamer Damaged

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 19 May 1905 · page 2

Another disaster to Japanese shipping is reported. The steamer Chuyethu-Marn on Sunday last struck a mine to the east of…

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Contraband Cargo. French Steamer Captures

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 May 1905 · page 2

Japanese warships have captures in the vicinity of the Pescadores, a group of islands in the Formosa Channel, the French steamer Quangnain, bound from…

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A Ketch Sinks. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 May 1905 · page 2

A collision, resulting in the sinking of a ketch and the loss of a human life, occurred at midnight last night, just inside Sydney Heads. The…

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New Steamer Launched

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 May 1905 · page 2

The steamer Arahura, built for the Union S.S. Co,'s Australasian trade, has been successfully launched on the Clyde…

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A Press Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 May 1905 · page 2

The Customs authorities at Macan, a seaport at the mouth of the Canton River, China, have granted a clearance to a Chinese steamer now…

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French Schooner Missing. 200 Souls Believed to Be Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 May 1905 · page 2

A French schooner, with 200 souls on board, including 160 fishermen, while proceeding to St. Pierre, the port of Martinique, in the West Indies,…

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