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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1907

222 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 12

New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Master of a Ferry Steamer Censured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 June 1907 · page 3

The case of Captain LLoyd, master of the ferry steamer Lilac, who was adjudged guilty of negligence in the collision between the Lilac and Sunbow on April…

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Reduced Steamer Fares From United Kingdom

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 2
Also in The Riverine Grazier

SINCE the revival of the assisted immigration policy of the Government a little over a year ago, large numbers of persons have taken advantage of the…

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The Berlin Wreck. Terrible Story of Appalling Disaster. Only 15 Saved Out of 143. Thrilling Rescue Scenes. Dutch Captain's Dauntless Heroism

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 June 1907 · page 4

Among the many shipping disasters of recent times the wreck of the Great Eastern Railway Company's steamer Berlin, bound from…

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Sydney to Vladivostock. Steamer Adelaide Frozen Up

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 44

Mr. A. E. Wright, of North Sydney, has just received an interesting letter form Captain J. Simpson, Marine Surveyor, of Sydney, who navigated the steamer…

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The Lizard Wreck. Such Splendid Discipline

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 7

It seems at first to be a remerkable coincidence, that two great passenger ships should within a few hours have been wrecked on the same fine of co[?]…

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Shipwrecked on a Cannibal Island

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 2

A cake of soap is said to have saved the lives of five men and a boy off the coast of New Guinea. The story, as told in the smoking-room of a steamer…

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Accident to the Medic. Collides with a Petroleum Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 2

During a fog off South Foreland, on the coast of Kent, a collision took place between the Medic and the petroleum tank steamer Turbo,…

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A Thrilling Adventure. a Man on a Wrecked Kite

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 4

An exhibition of the man-lifting military kites invented by Mr. S. F. Cody led to an exciting incident at the Bradford Exhibition recently…

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Shipwrecked on a Cannibal Island

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 3

A cake of soap is said to have saved the lives of five, men and a boy off the coast of New Guinea. The story as told in the smoking-room…

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Steamer Kia-Ora Wrecked. Captain and Two Passengers Drowned. Auckland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 31

News was received to-night of the wreck of the Northern Company's steamer Kia-Ora between Kawhia and Mokau, on the West Coast of the North Island. Captain Blacklock and…

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Thrilling Wreck Scenes. 100 Passengers in Jeopardy. Hate Swims to an Island and Effects Rescue

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 June 1907 · page 4

A Reuter despatch from Hong Kong recently reported that the passenger steamer Heungshan, with 700 foreign and Chinese passengers…

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No title Steamer Breaks Her Back Doubles Up

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 4

THRILLING WRECK STORY. After encountering terrific weather in the Bay of Biscay, the Italian steamer Industria, bound from London to Buenos Ayres, broke her back…

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Wreck of the Santiago One Passenger and an Officer Saved. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 2

News has been received of the wreck of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Santiago. The vessel, which was badly knocked about in the…

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Reported Wreck of a Ketch

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 June 1907 · page 3

The pilot strainer Captaain Cook has gone in starch of the submerged ketch reported by the captain of the Allowrie to be off Botany Head. It is thought the…

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Toll of the Sea. Terrible Wrecks From Which Few Were Saved

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

Byron rightly says that "Man's dominion stops at the shore," for, despite the inventions and improvements of a hundred years, the sea…

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An Overdue Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 July 1907 · page 3

The Minister for Homes Affairs(Senator Keating)to-day received a telegram from the chairman of the Town Board, of Zeenam (Tas.) stating, that considerable…

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British Steamer Wrecked Six Members of the Crew Drowned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 5

A shipping disaster accompanied by loss of life has occurred off coast of British Columbia. The British steamer "Mount Royal" has…

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Steamer Ashore Near Karachi

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 2

The steamer "Nithsdale," which left Bunbury (W.A.) on June 15 for Karachi (India), has pone ashore at the mouth of the river Indus, not far from its…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 33

The steamer Colonial, bound from Adelaide to London via Durban, arrived at Fremantle at 2 p.m. on Friday with a fire on board. The vessel is owned by the…

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