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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

187 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 10

Wrecked on the Tasmanian Coast

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 33

A report from Launceston (Tas.) states: -Charles Hind, master of the: ketch Hazard, which was wrecked on the west coast on the afternoon of 4th June, and Adolph…

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Bomb Outrage on a Steamer. Humburg American Company's Arcacia. Several Killedand Injured. Vissel Sinks on a Mud Bank. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

A bomb secreted in bale dark which formed part of the cargo of the Hamburg-American liner Arendia, exploded on Saturday while the mail…

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Bomb Wrecks a Liner Four People Killed. London, June 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 43

The Hamburg-American liner Arcadia, 5450 tons, was wrecked under sensational circumstances while lying at Philadelphia, on the Delaware River, yesterday. The…

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Collision in Hobson's Bay. Naval Picket Boat, Sunk. by a Passenger Steamer. the Crew Saved. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

A collision' occurred in Hobson's Bay this morning between the steamer Courier and a picket boat belonging to the Naval Department, No lives…

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Steamer Founders. Off the Coast of Spain. London, June 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 42

A shipping disaster has occurred near Mums, a port, in the province of Corunna, in Spain. The Spanish steamer Larache, 1305 tons…

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Terrific Explosion. Houses Wrecked and Burned. London, June 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 42

A terrific explosion occurred in the storehouse of a chemical manufactory in Manchester to-day, doing a groat deal of damage. The storehouse itself was completely…

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Wreck of the Belmore. Sailor's Horrible Death. Devoured by a Shark. London, June 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 43

Further details have been gathered regarding the foundering of the tugboat Belmore, which went down in a storm, off Ras Gharib, in tho Gulf of Suez, on a voyage…

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Mail Steamer Races Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 July 1908 · page 3

The mail steamer Manaka from brought on her mails to Sydney this morning instead of larding them at Brisbane to be brought on by train. The…

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Security or Schooner ? the Case of W. S. Forbes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 July 1908 · page 3

The arrest was effected on Monday night of William Stanley Forbes, the insurance manager at Sydney of the Scottish Union and the National…

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Prince or Perjurer Trial of Eulenberg Adjourned Indefinitely. Prisoner a Mental and Physical Wreck. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 July 1908 · page 2

Great excitement has been caused in Berlin by the trial in secret of Prince Philip Eulenberg on charges of gross perjury during the prosecution of Il[?]…

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A Cracker Explosion. Accident to a Steamer. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred on the Norddepatacher Lloyd Company's steamer Sehwahen, 5102 tons, at Bremen on Saturday. The vessel had been loading at the…

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Mr. Theodore Rendix. a Man Who Can Wreck the Highest Building with a Fiddle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 July 1908 · page 3

Just now, when the eyes of people all over the world are watching with interest the completion in New York of the highest buildings, the…

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German Liner Ashore. at San Micuel Island, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 July 1908 · page 2

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Dangerous Wharf Piles at Eden. Cause a Steamer to Spring a Leak

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 24 July 1908 · page 3

The steamer Leenwin was docked this morning on account of it having sprung a leak on the voyage from the South Coast ports to Sydney. A survey of the hull…

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Typhoon at Hong Kong. Thousands of Deaths. a Hundred Vessels Wrecked. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 3

Advices received from Hong Kong give details of the fearful havoc wrought by the two hours' typhoon experienced there on Tuesday…

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Wrecks on the Coast. Mishap to the Nareeba. Ashore Near Port Stephens. All the Crew Safe. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

The A.U.S.N. Company a cargo steamer, Nareeba, is ashore at Stockton Beach, ten miles south of Port Stephens. The Nareeba was bound…

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Wreck of a Scow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 2

The scow Hilda has been driven ashore at Wreck Bay, to the South of Jervis Bay. It is thought that she will become a total wreck, as a…

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Wreck of the Mareeba. Vessel Setting Down. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 3 August 1908 · page 2

Further particular concerning the str[?]ling of the cleaner Mar[?] at Stockton Beach, show that the second officer (F. Mills) was in charge at the…

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The Mareega Broken in Halves Cargo Coming Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 August 1908 · page 5

The fierce south-easterly gales have played great havoe with the stranded steamer Mareeba as she lay wedged in the sand on Stockton beach with her holds…

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German Barque Ashore. Near Seal Rocks. End of the Josefa's Long Voyage. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 August 1908 · page 2

This morning the Superintendent of Navigation received a message to the effect that a barque, the name of which could not be ascertained, had…

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