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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

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Suevlo Stranded. Ashore on Lizard Head. London, March 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 43

When approaching Plymouth on her voyage from Australia on Sunday night, the steamer Suevic, one of the well-known White Star liners in the…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Position of the Vessel. Three Holds Full of Water. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 2

The captain of the "Suevic" reports that the tide Hows freely in and out of the forepeak and into holds Nos. 1, 2, and 3…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Salvage of the Cargo. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 5

The wrecked White Star liner Suevic still remains on the rocks off the Lizards, on the coast af Cornwall, and the sea has become smoother…

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Mistral at Marseilles. Mall Steamer Britannia Suffers. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

Owing to a violent mistral which she encountered when entering the Marseilles roadstead, the P. and O. liner Britannia, homeward bound from…

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Wreck of the Suevic. a Possibility of Refloating the Vessel. Salvaging the Cargo. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 2

Salvage operations are now progressing satisfactorily at the wreck of the Suevie, the sea having considerably moderated…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Salvaging the Engines. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 March 1907 · page 2

It is intended to rescue the cargo from the wreck of the White star liner Suevic lying of the Lizards, across three of the holds…

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Steamer in a Typhoon

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 29

The steamer Prinz Waldermar, of the Norddeutscher-Lloyd line, winch arrived on Saturday from the Far East, had a sensational experience on her last trip from Sydney. She…

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The Suevic Wreck

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 7

It is regarded aa hopeless to attempt to float the White Star liner, Su[?]vie, off Brandies Rocks, near Point Lizard, where she struck on the night of 17th March,…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Cargo Recovered Worth £200,000. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 2

Salvaging operations at the wreck of the Suevic are proceeding apace. Nearly £200,000 worth of cargo has now been saved and should the…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Nearly Causes Another Wreck. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 2

During a dense for which prevailed off The Lizards, on the coast of Cornwall, yesterday, an ocean-going liner narrowly escaped crashing into…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Hull Successfully Severed. Part Towed to Southampton. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

The hull of the Suevic, as the wreck now lies on the Brandies Rocks near the Lizards, has been severed into several portions, mainly the result of the…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Great Engineering Feat. Portion of Hull Towed to Southampton. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 2

The after-portion of the hull of the Suevic has been safely lowed into the port of Southampton. After being strengthened, this section will be…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Recovered Portion in Dock.. Viewed by Thousands of People. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

Great public interest has been aroused by the remarkable engineering feat performed in connection with the While Star liner Sucvie, which struck…

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Ocean Steamer Stoking

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 11

Nearly naked, dripping with perspiration, black with a caked paste of coal-dust, grey ash, and oil combined, the men who tend the furnaces of the great…

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Steamer Ablaze. Passengers Safely Landed. London, April 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 43

Sixty passengers on the steamer City of Troy yesterday had a sensational experience on the Hudson River. While steaming along the river the City of Troy caught…

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Federal Weather Bereau. Wrecked Sailors

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 3

Twelve members of the, crew of the strained steamer Easby arrived in Melbourne by the New Gumca this morning. The other sailors excepting…

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The Steamer Willyama

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 3

It is stated that it will be a difficult matter to refloat the steamer Willyama which lies stranded in Marion Bay. The forepart of the vessel…

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Wreck of the Suevic. Board of Trade Enquiry. Disaster Attributed To. Baffling Currents. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 April 1907 · page 2

The Board ol Trade is holding an equiry into the cause of the wreck of the White Star liner Suevic on the Brandies reef, off The Lizards, some…

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Wrecked Steamer Willyama

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

All efforts to float the stranded steamer Willyama have proved fruitless, and it has been, decided to almadon the vessel…

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Shipwreck on the Neva. Vessel Strikes As Ice Floe. Sixty-five Persons Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 3

A terrible shipwreck has occurred in the Neva, the great Russian river which flows westward through. St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland, and…

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