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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1908

187 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 10

General Cable News London, Sunday. Australian Coastal Trade. New Steamer Launched

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

Still another new steamer intended for the Australian coastal trade is nearing completion. This is the Kupuada, a vessel of 4020 tons dond-weight, which is…

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The New Twin Steamer "Asturias,"

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 31

This vessel is the fifth and largest of the now well-known class of "A" steamers which the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. have within the last two years placed on their mail…

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An Ocean Graveyard. Where the Wreckage of the Condor Was Found

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 6

The west coast of Vancouver Island, where the wreckage from the [?] warship [?] was found, in littered with the remains of so many wrecks that the…

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Settlers for Australia. by the New Steamer Waratah. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 3

The new steamer Waratah (10,000 tons), of Land's Blue Ancher line, which wa recently [?]on the Clyde, has sailed on her madden voyage to Australia…

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The Newcastle-josefa Collision. the Steamer Badly Damaged. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 3

An examination has been made of the hall of the steamer Nowcastle, which struck the hulk Josefa when the former was being taken off the slips…

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West Australian Township Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 2

A heavy thunder and [?] is reported as having accurred at Peak [?] W.A. It was proceded by a dust storm of [?] violance, Troos…

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Small Stemaer Goes Ashore

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 3

A small steamer named [?] Irene went ashore at Cape Three Points last night. The tug Hero has been dispatched to the scene. The Irene was privately owned and…

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Steamer Founders. 200 Lives Lost. London, November 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 43

A serious shipping disaster, attended by great loss of life, has taken place on the Chinest coast. A Chinese steamer, on the passage from Amoy to Tung[?]o foundered…

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West Australian Township Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 33

A heavy thunder and hail storm is reported as having occurred at Peak Hill, W.A. It was preceded by a dustatorm of unprecedented, violence. Trees were torn up by the roots,…

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General Cable News London, Sunday. the Melanesian Mission. Status of the Steamer "Southern Cross."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 November 1908 · page 3

The Right Rev. Cecil Wilson, M.A., Bishop of Melancsia, has made a public complaint concerning the attitude of the Imperial Government the regard to the…

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Wreck of a Barque on the Victorian Coast. All Hands Saved Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 16 November 1908 · page 2

A disastrous shipwreck occurred the course near Peterborough, during the early hours of this morning, but fortunately was not attended by any loss of life…

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A Barque Wrecked

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 2

The four-masted barque, Falls of Halladale, on a voyage from New York to Melbourne, became a total wreck on Saturday morning. Fine…

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A Ghasty Discovery Man's Arm and Hand. Washed Ashore. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 3

A greatsome discovery was made this morning in the sands of the beach off Brighton-Le-Sands. The discovery consisted of the arm and hand of a…

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Huge Steamer. "George Washington" Launched. London, November 15

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 43

An enormous steamer, with a displacement of 27,000 tons being built by the Vulcan Company, of Stcttin (the builders of the Deutschland), to the order of the…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Saturday. the Steamer Leora

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 November 1908 · page 3

The steamer Leora, which grounded on a hand bank in Lady Bay, Warrnambool, late yesterday afternoon, remained in this position until high tide this morning, when…

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Damaged Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 November 1908 · page 3

The damaged steamer Ballatina in rived safely to-day from the Glarence with a quantity of timber as ballast. The vessel will be docked directly the…

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Death on a Ketch. Verdict Gunshot Wound, Self-inflicted. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 2

An inquest was held at Byrren Bay to-day concerning the death of Charles Mason, who died on heard the ketch Wheat-sheaf, on the high sons, about 180 miles…

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Cablegrams. Lost at Sea. Agent-general for Tasmania. Tragic End of a Happy Life. Fell Overboard From Mail Steamer. Onurned to Death by the Propeller. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

In a lamentable and tragic manner Mr. Alfred Dobson, C.M.G., Agent-General for Tasmania in London, has met his death…

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Sale of a Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 8 December 1908 · page 2

The wrack of the harque A[?] which went ashore at Surprise Island some little the back, was to-day sold by auction to Messrs Bros…

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Turkish Steamer Founders. Many Lives Lost. London

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

News has been received of the occurrance of a serious shipping disaster off [?] on the north coast of Asia Minor. A Turkish steamer hound from…

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