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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1905

124 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 7

Seizure of a German Steamer by Japan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 July 1905 · page 2

The Japanese have seized the German steamer Lydle near the Loochoo Islands…

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All But Cannibals. Terrible Trials of a Ship Wrecked Crew

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 August 1905 · page 1

Twelve men of the steam-dredger Texas, which foundered in the Bay of Biscay recently were landed by the steamer Zeno at Waterford…

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A New Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 August 1905 · page 2

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's steamer Moolton has been launched at Greenock…

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All But Cannibals. Terrible Trials of a Shipwrecked Crew

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 19 August 1905 · page 3

Twelve men of the steam-dredger Texas, which foundered in the Bay of Biscay recently were landed by the steamer Zeno at Waterford…

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A Yacht Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

A heavy sea [?] running in the Harbor as the result of last night's south-westerly gale. The yacht Fairlee III. arrived from…

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A Schooner Wrecked. Crew's Safety Feared. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

The three-masted schooner, Jones Brothers, which left Port Hunter last night bound for Sydney, was wrecked early this morning on the Oyster Bank…

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Latest by Telegraph. Latest News From Sydney. Heavy Gales on the Coast. a Yacht Wrecked. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

Strong gales, with tremendous sens, continue along the roast. The yacht Fairlee, which arrived last night from Hobart, was driven on the beach…

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Wreck of the Jones Brothers

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

A search is being made for the bodies of the captain, mate, and six members of the crew of the schoonor Jones Brother, which was wrecked on…

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Carriages Mount the Platform. Porter's Room Demolished. Wrecked Carriages in Flames. Later

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

Those killed included six women and four men. If is now found that the injured numbered upwards of 50. An examination of the metals where…

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The Jones Brothers Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

The bodies of four of the unfortunate member Jones Brothers, which was wrecked off the O[?] Bank, Newcastle…

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Wrecks in Lake Superior

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 2

Advices from New York state that heavy sterms have been raging on Lake Superior, many wrecks are reported, and 39 [?] are known to…

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Condemnation by the Press. One Newspaper Office Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 September 1905 · page 2

Practically all the newspapers in Tokio publish articles summoning the Ministry to resign, while an immensemoh attacked the office of the…

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Ocean Wrecks Made to Tell Their [?] Places

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 September 1905 · page 6

Some astounding claims are made for a patent wreck-saving device that has been invented by Mr. Adam W. Johnson, of Alaska…

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Another Australian Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 September 1905 · page 2

The new steamer Bingers, which is distined for the Australian trade, was launched yesterday at Bolfast…

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Schooner Wrecked. Crew of Seven Missing. Wellington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 September 1905 · page 38

The schooner Moana, bound from Sydney to Mokau River for cargo of timber, was blown ashore at Mokau Heads this morning. It is believed that all hands, to…

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Wreck of the Loch Vennachar

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1905 · page 2

All doubts as to the wreekage discovered at Kangaroo Island, which included a ship's figurehead painted white, have now been set at rest, and…

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The Alameda Ashore at San Francisco

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

The steamer Alameda, which stated on Saturday on the voyage from San Francisce for [?] went [?] The passengers were safely ashore…

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A Steamer Founders. All Hands Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 October 1905 · page 2

The steamer Cantabira, while plying among the Phillipplan Islands, was caught in the disastrous typhoon which recently visited those shores, [?]…

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Abandoned Steamer in the Arctic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 October 1905 · page 2

The steamer Roddam, which narrowly escaped being destroyed during the eruption in 1902 of Mont Poleo in the West Indian Island of Martinique, has…

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A New Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 2

Haddart, Parker, and Co.'s new steamer "Riverina," in a trial spin, attained a speed of 15 knots an hour…

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