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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

187 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 10

The Trawler Ellen. Wrecked at Cape Jervis. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 December 1908 · page 2

The steam trawler Ellon, with the Scottish fishermen aboard, left Gloheig, South Australia, last Thursday to undertake her initial [?] trip down…

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Cholera in Russia. Deaths on a Steamer. Five Passengers Succumb in Ten Minutes. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 16 December 1908 · page 2

The grave outbreak of [?] which ravaged parts of Russia and particularly St. Petersburg, a few months ago, has reappeared in [?] shape in the Russian…

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Wreck of a Soow Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 2

The noow Kidera, hound for [?] to Auckland with a oargo of logn was [?] off kawau last night Thron humen were drownad and uno…

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Cotton Steamer Wrecked 22,000 Bales of Cotton Lost. Insured for C250,000. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 December 1908 · page 2

The steamer Grader. bound from Galveston, U.S.A., for Liverpool, which had on board a cargo comprising 22,000 [?] of cotton, has become a total wreck at…

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Wrecked in a Fog. Cotton Steamer Irada. Six Men Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 December 1908 · page 4

A disastrous wreck occurred on Monday night on the south-east coast of Ireland. The steamer Irada, 5,334 tons, of the Irada S. S. Company Limited (J. H…

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Steamer on Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 2

A fire was discovered on the steamer tug, Agenoira, lying in Waterview Bay to-day. The flames obtained a good hold of the deck fittings and eventually the fire…

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Cablegrams. a Heroine of the Sea. Saves Many Lives. While Steamer Burns. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 December 1908 · page 2

For the [?] time [?] record Lloyd's silver medal for [?] at sea has in [?] to a woman. The recipient [?] Kate Gilman. She…

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