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Murray · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1910

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Cablegrams. Two Shipwrecks. Collision Off Tuscar Rock a Steamer Founders. the Twelve Foolish Lascars. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

A terribly sudden shipwreck occurred during a dense fog yesterday on the Tuscar Rock, which is 7 miles N.E. of Cornsore Point, Country Wexford, and has a…

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Wreck Off Cape Hatteras

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

The mate and eleven, seamen of the British steamer Johanna have been lost off Cape Hatteras, a low sandbank in North Carolina. The remainder of the crew have…

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Fire on a Steamer. Passengers in Ignorance. London, December 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 42

The White Star liner Celtic arrived in Liverpool from New York yesterday with her pasengers in complete ignorance of the fact that a fire was in progress on board…

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Wreck of the Waikare Thrilling Experiences. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

The official report upon the wreck in Dusky Sound on Tuesday of the Union steamer Waikare was not obtainable to day, the officers declining to give any…

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Deep Sea Treasure Hunting. a Century-old Wreck

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The search after hidden wealth is a most engrossing subject for the man in the street. Partly because wealth is always fascinating to hear…

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The Otranto's Peril Mail Steamer in a Hurricane. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The new Orient liner Otranto, 12.124 tons, has had a perilous experience near Gibraltar. She was suddenly overwhelmed by a terrific hurricane which tore the…

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Houses and Orchards Wrecked

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

One of the severest storms experienced for years passed over the southern portion of Dunolly and Bromley on Saturday afternoon, but, fortunately, the portion affected…

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Steamer on Fire. Had to Be Abandoned. London. January 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 42

The steamer Norse Prince, 3556 tons, belonging to the Prince Line Ltd., of New-castle-on-Tyne, has had to be abandoned at Ascension Island on account, of a fire…

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Wreck of the Waikare the Result of Misadventure. Auckland

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

The Marine Court at Dunedin to-day found that all due care had been exercised in the navigation of the steamer Waikare, and that the wreck of this…

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Disastrous Shipwreck a Pitiful Scene. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

A dreadful shipping disaster as reported from Canada. During a storm on Lake Simcoe, Ontario, the steamer Czarina, was wrecked in…

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Search for the Waratah Steamer Wakefield Chartered. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 5

Mr. Tavener, Agent-General for Victoria has arranged for the character of the steamer Walkfield to make a search for the missing steamer Warfatah. The Wakefield will…

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Steamer Wrecked. Crew Swept From Rigging. London, January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 42

The steamer Czarina, 767 tons, owned by the Southern Pacific Company of San Francisco, has been wrecked in Cook's Bay, Alaska…

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Theft of Steamer's Stores

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 January 1910 · page 3

Reuter's Agency has been advised of the arrest of 38 members of the kitchen and stewards' staff on board the steamer Kaiserin Augusta of the Hamburg-America line…

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Fire on a Mall Steamer the Prince Sigismund. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred on board the German mail steamer Prince Sigismund, which is berthed at Cirenlar Quay, this morning. The fire brigades were soon on the scene,…

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Steamer Waratah. Instructions for the Wakefield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 5

The Premier (Mr. Murray) has cabled to the Premier of Natal asking him to hand the following instructions to Lieutenant Seymour, who is representing the…

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Show, Rain, Anditempest. Great Britain's Wild Weather. a Destroyer Driven Ashore. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

The winter of 1999-1910 is [?]kaly to be long remembered in sine pares of Europe for inclement and bitter weather and extraordinary rainfall. Great Britain, Persugal,…

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Brewarrina Wrecked. Heavy Falls of Rain and Hailstones. Damage Estimated at £15,000. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 2

The town of Brewarrina, situated in the north-west, on the Darling, has been partially wrecked by a terrific cyclone which swept the country in that locality late on…

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Another Steamer Missing From Mauritius to Colombo. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 2

The British India Comapany's steamer Loodiana, which left Mauritius on January 10 for Colombo, is reported as missing. The vessel carried 10 European and 70…

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Missing Steamer. Loodiana, for Colombo. London, February 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 43

Anxiety is felt for the safety of the British India Company's steamer Loodiana, 3269 tons gross register, which left Mauritius for Colombo, on January 10, and…

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"The Embankment." Where Human Wrecks Drift

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 5

Increasing interest is being taken in the state of the Embankment at night, and the miserable regiment of the wastrels and drift of London. All sorts of…

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