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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1909

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Reservoirs Burst. More Bridges Wrecked

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 44

Owing to tile big rise in the Campaspe River all shops in the town of Rochester were flooded out. There is a foot of water in the machine-room at the "Express"…

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Wreck of the French Barque, Gael Captains Boat Reaches Land. Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 28 August 1909 · page 5

The anxiety which had action concerning the safety of the captain's boat, from the French barque Gael which was [?] on Monday when about 200 miles off Cape…

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A Harbor Collision ? Ferry Steamer and Launch. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

About 8 o'clock this morning, the busy hour when the rush of toilers to the city sets in, the Sydney Ferry Company's steaer Kummulla, which was crowed…

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Heroic Wireless Operator Gives His Life for Others. Wreck on the Alaskan Coast How 101 Lives Where Saved. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 August 1909 · page 2

A story of magnificent heroism has been received from Alaska. The American steamer Ohio ran ashore on Steep Point Alaska, and rapidly…

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American Steamer Wrecked. London, August 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 42

A shipping disaster, surrounded by dramatic circumstances, took place yesterday off Steep Point, Alaska, on the north-west coast of America…

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Steamer Waipara Refloated

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

The steamer Waipara, which struck a rock near Cape Moneton on Wednesday week, and was beached, was this morning, with the aid of three tugs, refloated…

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New Australian Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 2

The Ourimbah, a new steamer for the North Coast of New South Wales Navigation Company, has been successfully launched at Ardre[?]an, Scotland…

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Steamer Sarine in Search. Capetown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

Reuter's agency announces that the Union Castle liner Sabine has been chartered to make a through search for the missing Blue Anchor liner Waratah. The Sabine…

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New Australian Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 September 1909 · page 3

The steamer Burringham, built to the order of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, has been launched at Grange mouth…

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An Aeroplane Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

An aeroplane flight at Milan had a disastrous termination yesterday. The machine was wrecked and its two occupants seriously injured…

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The Missing Waratah. Sailing of the Search Steamer. Capetown

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 13 September 1909 · page 2

Reuter's Agency here states that the steamer Sabine, which has been chartered to search for the missing steamer Waratah, which has not been heard of since she…

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The Missing Waratah. Steamer Port Caroline Sighted. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 September 1909 · page 2

The overdue steamer Port Caroline, from South Af[?]an ports, was sighted this morning off Cape Bord[?] The Port Caroline was alone, and this fact dispels all…

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A Dangerous Coast. Another Wreck Near Capetown London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 September 1909 · page 2

Another wreck has taken place on the treachorous coast in the [?] of Capetown The Bullard King steamor Unsh[?] bound from London to port Natal went…

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Wreck of the Umhlali Passengers Sing a Hymn Disobedience of the Lascar Crew. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 September 1909 · page 2

Some further particulars have been received regarding the wreck of the sleamer Umblall (3388tons), at the extreme point of the Cape of Good Hope…

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Vessel Ashore

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 21

The torpedo-boat destroyer Itchen went ashore yesterday near Kirkwall, in the north, of Scotland. The vessel is badly damaged, and her guns are being…

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An Ocean Tragedy a Steamer on Fire. Was She the Warath ? London, September 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 42

A disquieting report, involving renewed sepculations as to the fate of the missing steamer Waratah, has been brought by the captain of the steamer Harlow, 4212…

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Another Vessel Wrecked. London, Sepetmber 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 September 1909 · page 42

The steel Screw steamer Umhlali (2144 tons net), owned by Ballard, King, and Co., which was on a voyage from London to Port Natal, has gone ashore at Cape…

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Steamer Kallatina Puts In. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 29 September 1909 · page 5

Several Passengers from the North Coast steamer Kallatina arrived here to-day from Port Stephens, where the Kallatina was forced to take refuge owing to the heavy…

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Steamer's Boilers Blow Up. Only One Survivor. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 2

Advices from Rangoon report that the Madras St[?] Navigation Company's [?]aner Club Macl[?]osh had been blown up at s[?]…

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The Umhlali Wreck Due to Gross Negligence. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 September 1909 · page 2

The Court of Inquiry held at Cap[?]town has investigated the loss of the Bullard King liner Umblall, which wo[?]t ashore a[?] Point, the extremity of the Cape of…

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